Church was so applicable this morning-- pretty amazing too! I mean as it is always something I can take away a part of the message... this morning seemed to be one of those moments where I was like "wait, I was just thinking this the other day!!". This morning Mike Gunderson talked about the hard questions we ask "Why is there silence when I pray?" "Why doesn't God answer me?" "What's with all this waiting?" And those are almost the verbatim thoughts and questions I have had for almost a year. So many times I have asked God "Why are you letting this happen?" I would find myself blaming him, and I know that He doesn't want me to feel alone... or feel like He is not listening. I think I am still learning my time v.s. God's time. And His time is better than my time. Here I am looking for a job and praying fervantly for the Promotions Coordinator job in SLO, and knowing it seems so ideal to me... and this is the kind of thing I have been waiting to jump into. And now there seems to be all this uncertainty of if I am going to get it, or if I am going to be interviewed. And my favorite question.... "When it feels like I am suffering, where is God for the reprieve?" Still mulling that one over even still...
I also was reminded how we try to justify our sin... or not make it seem like it is sin at all... by referring to it as character flaws, weaknesses, or a personality quirk.... and yet it all boils down to sin... missing the mark. It really was a great sermon this morning... and it really ministered to me.
In all that, I realize that those who don't know Christ-- well-- don't know any of those answers, and aren't sure where to find them. Christ is the source of peace, joy, and fullfillment, and yet as people we try to find things here on earth to be what Christ is intended to be in our lives. And we learn it all through our trials and whom and what we choose to make it right, better, or something along those lines.
To end: With Easter approaching in a week... I am reminded about what I am living for. I haven't called it Easter in years.... because it is so much more than an Easter Bunny, Eggs, and marshmellow peeps (even though those things are delicious-- and fun to make explode in the microwave-- called Peeps Jousting). ... its about God who sent His son Jesus. To die on a cross for my sins-- the sins of the world -- so that the gap my sin created can be repaired. So that there would be a way for us to be with Christ. Am I worthy? No. Will I ever be? No. But love goes beyond all that. I know I don't need to get drunk, do drugs, and hang out with people who are not going to lift me up. I know I don't need to party to feel whole. Christ does all that. There is a peace that yeah... no one else can fill. A joy... that is so eternal. So, for those who don't have anywhere to go on Easter (or as I like to call it-- Resurrection Sunday).... come to church!!
Spend the morning with Jesus celebrating the life He gave us by the sacrifice of His!
This Friday there is a community Good Friday Service at New Life (in Pismo Beach) at 1:00pm. Then this Sunday, my church-- Oak Park Christian Church-- will have a celebration service at both 9:00 am and 10:30 am services. Come and rejoice!!!! Its on the corner of Newport Ave. and Oak Park Blvd. in Grover Beach!
All in all... church was awesome this morning-- and the fellowship with friends and church family is always a great bonus!
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