I\u2019m a pretty simple person; nothing too complicate about me.\u00a0 I don\u2019t claim to have any high fluent ideas, but I do take time most days to meditate on scripture and ask God to give me understanding on
\nideas\/concepts in the Word.\u00a0\u00a0 One thing He and I have been talking about lately is how out of whack Christians have become over the years.\u00a0\u00a0 So many take one concept and make it the \u201cmain idea\u201d.\u00a0 It
\ncan be anything from money to child care to sexual orientation. My understanding is that the main idea is the story of Jesus and how He became the propitiation for us so that we do not have to withstand the wrath of God.\u00a0 Have you ever asked yourself \u201cwhat am I saved from?\u201d I\u2019ve always answered that question with saved from hell.\u00a0 But lately I\u2019ve been thinking on a little different line.\u00a0 Perhaps we are saved from the wrath of God. When sin entered the world through Adam and Eve, God was angry that they did not follow the one thing He instructed them not to do.\u00a0 It was that one act that separated us from an intimate relationship with the Father.\u00a0 Without going into all the history at this point, Jesus became the final sacrifice that would bridge that gap so you and I could walk intimately with our God.\u00a0 This is the Gospel, the good news, the main idea that every Christian should be concerned with.\u00a0 I believe we are all born with the desire\/need for that closeness to the Father. A God sized hole in our hearts, if you will.\u00a0 I believe we long for that relationship with Him much like we do our earthly parents. I\u2019ve always thought (based on talking to those I know who have been adopted) that adopted children (whether they know they are adopted or not) have an emptiness, a hole, that isn\u2019t filled until they find (or settle in their mind about) their biological parent(s).\u00a0 Of course there are many factors that come into play regarding whether or not they do pursue their birth parents.\u00a0 Personally, I never had a relationship with my father and my mother died when I was 9 years old so I can relate to this idea.\u00a0 That burning desire to know your biological parent is the same spiritually speaking as well.\u00a0 We innately have a desire to know our spiritual Father because it was first His desire for which He purposed us.There are no words to express how it saddens me to hear people in the name of Christianity spouting off hate and dogma.\u00a0 It also saddens me when I hear people make commits about fleeing Christians\/Christianity because of the hate and\/or dogma they have had to endure.\u00a0 My Bible teaches me that they (the world) will know we are Christians by our love for one another.\u00a0 When Jesus walked the streets people were drawn to Him.\u00a0 Some of those people wanted to get to know Him, others needing His helping hand, and still others were simply perplexed by Him.\u00a0 We as His followers should exhibit a life that attracts people in a similar fashion.\u00a0 If I say or do something that makes another run away from God I\u2019m totally missing the point.\u00a0 I thank God daily for the opportunity to be a part of His family.\u00a0 I seek daily to walk in accordance to His Word and walk worthy of the fact that I am His child.\u00a0 I desire to live a life that speaks of the love of God, the mercy of God, and the truth of God.\u00a0 If you would like to know more about having this relationship with the Father contact me via our churches web site, coming to church, or calling me.\u00a0 I would love to discuss it further with you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I\u2019m a pretty simple person; nothing too complicate about me.\u00a0 I don\u2019t claim to have any high fluent ideas, but I do take time most days to meditate on scripture and ask God to give me understanding on ideas\/concepts in…<\/p>\n