It wrecks my mind to think of all of the things that God has done. Last night I went to Frontline(College age Ministry at my Church) and Kyle Kellums brought this word with the title of "Why Jesus Came." It amazed me in my mind, as the Lord brought revelation, of how easily we can take the life, death, and resurrection of Christ for granted. That we could look past the "meat" of the meaning and just see a ticket to good life and to heaven. I prayed this morning after looking over the notes that Kyle gave last night and just got an immense feeling that I haven't even "scratched the surface" of the fullness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
I like writing, and specifically writing music. I guess that is my way of expressing myself. Yesterday I took the StrengthsFinder test and was rather surprised of how accurate an internet evaluation could be.
Here are my top five, for those of you have either taken it or hear of it:
1. Belief
2. Communication
3. Woo
4. Responsibility
5. Arranger
Now the reason I bring all of this up is because of Communication. I love telling stories, describing things to people, and breaking things down in a more contemporary language for those who might not get it. Seriously. I love it. and I think I am pretty good at it, if I can say that myself. But I feel that God has gifted me in this way to write music, and to write music about what God does, what He can do, what He offers to those who are faithful to Him. But I want to break it down. To a simpler terminology.
Here is the definition of Woo.
"Woo stands for winning others over. You enjoy the challenge of meeting new people and getting them to like you. Strangers are rarely intimidating to you. On the contrary, strangers can be energizing. You are drawn to them. You want to learn their names, ask them questions, and find some area of common interest so that you can strike up a conversation and build rapport. Some people shy away from starting up conversations because they worry about running out of things to say. You don't. Not only are you rarely at a loss for words; you actually enjoy initiating with strangers because you drive satisfaction from breaking the ice and making a connection. Once that connection is made, you are quite happy to wrap it up and move on. There are new people to meet, new rooms to work, new crowds to mingle in. IN you world there are no strangers, only friends you haven't met yet - lots of them."
I am not going to go into how much this one fits me, but I want to share this.
We are not flukes. God didn't make us by chance, luck, or by wit. He wasn't and isn't joking.
"Before I formed you in the belly I knew you; and before you came forth out of the womb I sanctified you, and I ordained you a prophet to the nations."
(Jeremiah 1:5)
He has shaped us into His image, but here is the thing that I have been learning. We must be shaped into the likeness of Christ. We are made to know God. But in our own sinful and fleshly attitudes, that is near impossible. That is why Christ came to set us free from the bondage of sin and death. Last night Kyle said, "There are two things that you cannot overcome. Sin and Death. If you don't believe me, try this. Don't sin and don't die." After he said this, I laughed. I often laugh as a way of response to something that is so right that there is not other way around it. But Christ has come to set us free from sin and death. Hallelujah...
