Be A Star

"Do everything without grumbling and arguing, so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God who are faultless in a cooked and perverted generation, among who you shine like stars in the world."

Philippians 2:14-15

In the two verses above, Paul is telling the people not to grumble or argue about anything so that they will shine like stars in the world. This reminds me of my strong desire, especially here recently, to be a light in the darkness of this world. Stars are millions of miles away from where we are here on Earth, but yet they shine so brightly that even one star in the midst of the dark night sky will stand out clearly for us to see. A sky full of bright stars is an even more beautiful scene to see, and just think how beautiful it would be to God to look down at us as Christians, if we were to not complain and argue, and see us as a group of bright stars shining in the darkness of this world. All for Him.

Need a good Laugh?

Check out this video that the Youth Pastor and Worship Pastor at my church put together for N.O.W (night of worship).

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Why Tomorrow?

A thought that has been going through my mind the last few days has been why we as Christians are always waiting on tomorrow. We say we want to do things for the Lord, and that we want to have a deeper relationship with Christ, but we constantly put it off.

God is presently, in this very moment, seeking a deeper relationship with us. He is reaching out his hand and asking us to come to Him with all of our worries, struggles, and requests. He wants to be there to help us through these situations and wants us to fully rely on him. He is ready to show Himself in our daily lives and give us a deeper understanding of Him through experiencing who He is. So why, why are we waiting for tomorrow?

I love the lyrics to Mandisa's song "Waiting for Tomorrow" that go right along with this thought.

Can't spend my whole life wastin'
Everything I know I've been given
'Cause you've made me for so much more than
Sittin' on the side lines
I don't wanna look back and wonder
If good enough could've been better 

Oh, I'm makin this my moment now

I'm gonna grab the hand that's reachin down
And I'm not gonna wait until tomorrow

Let's make this very moment, right now, the moment where we jump in full force and give our lives to God. Let's take hold of His hand and enjoy the relationship that He wants to have with us. Let's show his love to others and not just go about our daily mundane lives... because when God is leading your life there is nothing mundane about it!

I will not let my life continue as mundane, but instead I will spend time with God daily and seek to share His love with others that may cross my path.

Will you wait for tomorrow, or will you make this very moment your moment?