Dedication

It's funny isnt it? How on fire for Christ we can feel and then just have the world run away with us... Well that has happened to me and it seems to have happened here (which is OK!!!) I have been reading multiple readings a day to get caught up and it feels great to get back into the bible. It is unbelievable how inspiring and refreshing moving through the word is for the soul. One minute you feel trapped and the next minute you are reading the answer to your problem written centuries ago...that is not a coincidence. The Lord has called upon us to be the Church and not church in yeah i will see you sunday and ask how you week was sense of the word. Jesus has given us an intimate relationship with fellow believers. This thing we call church does not begin and end between 9am-11am sunday mornings. This is what we live...we are the church we get to choose when we do something about it. When Jesus was choosing his disciples he did not go and search for the most experienced men in the world. He did not look for teachers and rabbis. Jesus chose those who would be dedicated, not experienced. Peter and Andrew were just kids somewhere between upper teens and lower twenties...my age. Peter was 100% dedicated to Jesus. So dedicated in fact that he just did everything as passionate as he could. In Matthew 16:21-24 Peter says that Jesus could never be killled and Jesus says, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men." 14:27-32 Jesus walks on the water towards the disciples on the boat and Peter says "Lord, if it is you, tell me to come to you on the water." Matthew 16:17-19 Jesus tells Peter that he will be the rock that the church is built upon and that hades will not overcome it. I am so moved by Peter's story. I wish i could fail as well as he could...you know? All the stuff that he did wrong, the risks he took because of how passionate he was. We do not have to be experienced or wise or the best at praying out-loud or even consistent in our online writings, all that is asked of us is that we try with everything we have, the good and the bad. It is through our struggles that our faith is strengthened and in those moments dedication is all we have to carry us through. So, read....post who cares if you are caught up. Share what is on your heart, share what troubles you, ask questions, share your passion for the Lord and we will walk with you down this intimate path learning together about the one who forged the way for us. And through our passionate struggles and beautiful victories we can have the church built on us, everyday...