It's so much bigger...
Alright, so i just got done writing this in a myspace message as well as an email and my journal, so i hope i remember to write everything because i really want to share everything here but i'm tired and want to go to bed - conference is over, i can't believe it - we have been looking forward to it for so long, probably since Colour Conference ended in March and we were all wondering how we were going to survive it and guess what? we did! we knew we would - it was so cool in church today, you could tell that the church was spiritually refreshed even though physically drained, there was a new excitement today in the house of the Lord, i can't even describe it - i know myself i couldn't stop smiling, God is soooo good - i didn't really feel a part of this conference though because i wasn't in any of the meetings, only 15 minutes of worship each night, which was phenomenal by the way - i think i mentioned in the last blog who we had there for worship, what a great lineup! I just feel so blessed though to have been a part of serving at one of the biggest conferences ever - like seriously, it was amazing, the speakers were amazing from what i heard - i want to get the DVD pack to watch them - and today i was doing my quite time and i got the verse 1John 4:12 that says, "no one has ever seen God, but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made perfect in us" and that really hit me this morning - God is such a relational God, it's all about people - think about it - his love is made perfect in us when we love others - it's all about giving out to others what has been given to us by Christ, i know so simple but so revolutionary for me - i think i wrot e earlier about how i got to do new people and new Christian calls before Conference and was really impacted by that - i got to connect with a couple of girls and i know for sure now that when i was thinking about buying a car and wanting to use it for kingdom purposes that it's perfect that i have it now - because some of these people i connected with don't live in my area, and having a car allows me to go and pick them up and bring them to church etc - now the girl didn't answer her phone or call me back, but one day she will - anyways just really getting the sense of how important people are to Jesus, he loves each and every single person that he has placed on this earth - he has made each and every single person in his image and every person reading this needs to grab hold of that truth - it really is true - his hearts desire is to connect with each and every single person on this earth - he has created each person with a place in their heart that only he can fill - and he longs to fellowship with you and know every area of your life, he is concerned with every area of your life, every big or little decision that you have to make, everything!!!! he just longs for you to be lovesick for him, so in love with him that you don't feel like eating - when was the last time you were so lovesick for Jesus?? i have to ask myself the same question - man any of you who knows me knows i love food, and i never forget to eat - i'm getting better at just introducing myself to people in church - the church is huge, 3,500 peole in one service - it can be a very lonely place for people who are new - i met this girl beside me and her daughter and she hugged me at the end of the night - i really feel it was a divine appointment for her, not sure why yet, but really did - are we sensitive to the spirit? are we willing to cut the flesh away and to what God needs done or are we too focused on ourselves? another thought entered my mind today as we were at church - why does it take a conference to get us so excited, man we have Jesus living on the inside of us and we should be that excited every day!!!! (i'm preaching to myself just so you know) there is so much more that God wants to do if we just let him, he wants to bless us, but we have to really trust him with things, not worry about things, when we worry we actually cut off the flow of blessings - what can you be doing on a daily basis for God - who can you talk to? who can you give a ride to? who can you invite to your connect group or be a listening ear to? who can you buy groceries for or babysit for wanting nothing in return? you know i get convicted every time i drive my car - because i'm saving people from paying $3 for the bus and i expect them to pay and when they don't i almost get upset to be honest and then i remember what i told God when i bought my car - i want to use it to be a blessing to others - so i remember there is a story in the bible about him inviting people to dinner and he had said to invite the people that you know won't/can't pay you back - that's what living like Jesus is all about - what good is it to do things for those who can pay you back? it's like being nice to only those who are nice to you - how does that show Jesus?? it's a daily renewal, a daily refreshing of his grace, mercy and all that he is - DAILY! not every sunday, but daily - a relationship, talk to him, spend time with him - in him you will find rest and peace and all the good things - oh and by the way some of the stuff written above, if it sounds like i was coming up with it - i didn't - some came from Joseph Prince's preaching today as well as Jentzen Franklin - anyways be blessed and i really want to hear from each and every one of you who reads this - if you can't leave a message on here - please email me or facebook or myspace me - or call me, i would love to hear how each and every one of you are doing!!! peace out,
mel
posted by Meliss @ 5:37 AM
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