The Bible tells us that God is a rewarded of them that diligently seek Him. Ask yourself this question, What does that mean for me? What would it look like if I were diligently seeking after God? What would I set aside to seek for more of him? What would I turn upside down in my life in order for more of Him? What lengths am I willing to go to in order to find more of God?
Have you ever watched someone looking for something that was very important to them? They will look for the longest time, they'll pick things up, they'll move things out of the way, rearrange furniture, turn things upside down. They may sit down for a few minutes are move onto to something else but before long they will be right back at looking for it. Why? Because it is important to them, it has consumed them.
We need to become consumed with seeking after God. We need to get to the place, that we can't really sit down or do much of anything without being consumed by the need to have more of His Word, to spend more time in his presence. We need to develop a hunger and a thirst for more of God!!! The Bible tells us also, that Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after Righteousness.
We also read in the Bible that if we will draw close to Him, He will draw close to us. God desires a deeper relationship with you, what are you willing to do to have a deeper relationship with him? What are you willing to push aside? What are you willing to rearrange in your life? How long are you willing to seek after Him? Are you consumed with wanting more of Him? God is relentlessly pursuing after you, He wants to have a relationship with you! Surrender to his drawing and become consumed with seeking after Him, after all the reward is eternal!!
God Bless,
Nathan
Friday, March 15, 2013
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Legacy
I have been thinking a lot lately about the legacy that I am leaving behind. What will people say about me when I am gone, how will my children remember the impact their Father has had on their life, will the work that I am doing be remembered at all, will anything that I have said or that I have done have any significant impact on the lives of those that I come in contact with on a regular basis? What will be my legacy?
The more that I have thought about this, the more I realize that the most important portion of my legacy that I can leave behind will be my Spiritual legacy. After all, the things that are done for Christ are the only things that will last, everything else will be burned up as the grass. The more I can instill Biblical values in my children, the more I can influence an point others around me to Christ, the more that I can live a life of integrity that backs up the words that I speak, the more effective and long lasting the impact of my legacy will be.
How does this translate to everyday living? How do I balance the demands of taking care of my family's financial needs with the ever increasingly important and eternal spiritual ones? How do I balance integrity with the complexities of the current business and social world we live in today? How do I keep in mind the ever increasing needs of others when there are days that it takes all that I have to simply make it through the day?
The answer to all of these questions is simple and in answering this question I am reminded of an old song that simply states, "Turn your eyes upon Jesus, look full in his wonderful face, and the things of earth will grow strangely dim, in the light of his glory and grace." The simple and short answer to leaving a legacy, to significantly impacting the lives of those around you, to insuring that your children are left with a spiritual heritage, and displaying a Christ like life, it is to simply walk with and focus on Jesus.
There is a man in the Bible by the name of Enoch, his legacy has lived on and will continue to live on for years to come. Enoch simply focused on God - And Enoch walked [in habitual fellowship] with God; and he was not, for God took him [home with Him]. (Genesis 5:24 AMP) When Moses came down from Mt. Sinai, the Bible says that his face was glowing and it was because he had been with God, he had spent time in the very presence of God. What this world, your children, your church, your spouse, and everyone you come in contact with need is to be impacted by someone who is walking with God. When you walk with him, when you focus on him, your legacy will live on for years to come.
God Bless,
Nathan
The more that I have thought about this, the more I realize that the most important portion of my legacy that I can leave behind will be my Spiritual legacy. After all, the things that are done for Christ are the only things that will last, everything else will be burned up as the grass. The more I can instill Biblical values in my children, the more I can influence an point others around me to Christ, the more that I can live a life of integrity that backs up the words that I speak, the more effective and long lasting the impact of my legacy will be.
How does this translate to everyday living? How do I balance the demands of taking care of my family's financial needs with the ever increasingly important and eternal spiritual ones? How do I balance integrity with the complexities of the current business and social world we live in today? How do I keep in mind the ever increasing needs of others when there are days that it takes all that I have to simply make it through the day?
The answer to all of these questions is simple and in answering this question I am reminded of an old song that simply states, "Turn your eyes upon Jesus, look full in his wonderful face, and the things of earth will grow strangely dim, in the light of his glory and grace." The simple and short answer to leaving a legacy, to significantly impacting the lives of those around you, to insuring that your children are left with a spiritual heritage, and displaying a Christ like life, it is to simply walk with and focus on Jesus.
There is a man in the Bible by the name of Enoch, his legacy has lived on and will continue to live on for years to come. Enoch simply focused on God - And Enoch walked [in habitual fellowship] with God; and he was not, for God took him [home with Him]. (Genesis 5:24 AMP) When Moses came down from Mt. Sinai, the Bible says that his face was glowing and it was because he had been with God, he had spent time in the very presence of God. What this world, your children, your church, your spouse, and everyone you come in contact with need is to be impacted by someone who is walking with God. When you walk with him, when you focus on him, your legacy will live on for years to come.
God Bless,
Nathan
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