See God for Who He Is.

Jesus asks His Disciples: Who do you say that I am? (Who am I to you?) Through Scripture we can see that Christ has revealed Himself as the Messiah through His works. This Messiah engages us right we we are: broken and in need. God approaches broken people, not people who have it all together (if such person even exists). He finds us with enough faith to know that we don't know what we have fully, and that we recognize what we need. Our God works for people who wait for Him.

When He calls us, He calls on us personally. The work He begins, He finishes. There is nothing else like our God, who is more amazing that we could ever imagine and who displays His glory not by our working for Him, but His working for us. Jesus approaches us in a personal way. He will give us understanding and work in us until we see Him clearly. If God is pursuing someones life, He is not going to leave them hanging. Something that I have realized lately is that I can't make my friends walk with me, God is the only one who can do that. Christs works lead us to a question of who He is, and then confession that will lead to the removal of our spiritual blindness.

Gods method is His people. He puts Christians next to people who need Him. I am a firm believer in this. Christ knows where His followers need to be and He calls us to be in community with all people. You never know who you'll meet and have an impact on.“Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up!” (Ecclesiastes 4:9–10).We should seek to speak the truth of Christ in love to one another. Such work requires nothing less than the power and wisdom of Christ Himself. The words in the Gospel point us to spread love to all who will listen, because it magnifies the greatness of God. We love God because He first loved us, therefore we must show off our love for Him by radically loving others. Our love for Him should show our deep commitment and our longing for community among others. This love will seep into all areas of our lives, and by living in this joy-filled love we will emit radicalness.

Christ has gone into the dark to bring about the light. He is the Savior of the world. God, what are you calling us to do, what are you calling me to be about? These are questions we must ask. Is He a part of your life or is He your life? This is what we were meant for. He is a divine King, He is the song of the living God, He has come to redeem mankind. See God for Who He is. As I said above, He will give us understanding. Understanding is a process. Be patient. Trust the Lord. Pray. Spiritual growth is a process. He will call you to do things that seem impossible, and that is when we lean on Him.

God we need You to move, to be our lives,
Courtney