My pastor is a wonderful man. I look up to him and pray that one day I am half the person he is! To be half the person he is would make me wonderful. I don't put him up on a pedestal. I mean, I know he's not perfect but I also know that he's humble. He's a lot like Jesus and I know that he admits when he's wrong. He lets nothing get in his way and runs his race with perseverance. All that to say, he was talking about the one important thing.
I took from his sermon that relationships are so important! We need to love others. I feel like sometimes I just get so caught up with life that I forget the important things. I want to be a person who seeks first the kingdom. One who loves God with all that I am and others almost as much as I love God. I know it's going to be hard because people can be crazy but I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength!
He encouraged us to dream. To ask the big "What if". He dared us to see what God would do through those "What ifs" we have... So, on a final note, I'll leave you with some "What ifs" I have running through my brain. And remember, dream big... The bigger you dream, the wilder the ride!
"What if":
- I went to college
- I prayed with someone I don't know every time I go into town or out to eat?
- I was the church... Acting like Jesus everywhere I go?
- I did bake cookies and gave them to the homeless or random people?
- I loved with no worries of getting hurt?
- God's glory fell so heavily on me during devo time that I could only lie in his presence?
- What if I lived like tomorrow wasn't a guarantee?
- I prayed at all times?
- I only spoke life and positivity?
- I chose the right thing all the time, no matter how hard?
First off, I do read your blog, and I love it! Thanks for sharing Nikki. That sermon spoke to me a lot as well!
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