A back post

I am so … happy. No, excited. No…..amazed? I don’t know. Maybe I’m just falling in love with my God again. It reminds me of what Rev. Tommy shared a couple of Sundays ago. I don’t remember the rest of the sermon, only a desire he expressed: to see believers walking in a fresh revelation of God’s glory every day. His prayer was that Christ would never become stagnant, boring, or anything short of amazing to us.

He’s already answering that prayer (and it’s not like I should be surprised). Every time I turn around, I see Him bringing renewal to another area of my life, just as He said he wanted to do. I feel like I’m waking up again to so many things – my passion, my purpose, my intimacy with Him, my joy – things I’d forgotten, things I’d pushed aside, things I’d buried, things that were crowded out. Everything He touches has new life. For example, I didn’t realize how miserable I was, wandering around aimlessly, having lost sight of the purpose He’s given me. He’s placed me here at this university to bring Him glory. That foundational principle had been shoved to the back of my mind and buried under stress, school, and social issues, which is ironic, because living with that principle in mind is the only way to handle any of those situations. No wonder I was feeling depressed. I was trying to deal with life here without remembering why I was doing it – and Who was giving me the ability to do it. Those are two very awful things to forget.