Why Believe?

What do we believe in? Who do we believe in? Why believe in anything? These are questions that I think we as Chrisitians should think about. Do we believe like we should, or do we believe in anything at all? I think that too often we believe what is easy. We believe that miracles can happen to anyone but us. We can believe that God can save anyone but our friends. We believe that miracles can happen in Flordia or Toronto or Africa, but not in Richmond or Chesterfield. God can use anyone but me. This is a LIE!!! I think we have a belief that God is willing to help out anyone but us! I am here to say that He wants to help YOU!!! I believe a day is coming where the people of God, young and old, stand up and begin to believe that Jesus actually did rise from the dead and is alive today. I believe that the people of God are going to begin to believe that He is answer to all of lifes problems. We do not have to turn to all of the latest self help books or watch Oprah (she needs to be dealt with in another blog for another day) and here what the latest greatest thing is. I believe that there is a generation rising up that will stand like Gideon did, even to there own weakness. I believe that a generation of Gideons will rise up and believe even when they are not sure how to believe. They will believe. I see a generation that is not gender specific or age discriminative, but they go after the heart of God with a passion and an agenda- TO SEE GOD MOVE!!!
That is my agenda. To see God move. I want so badly to see people in Richmond coming to the revelation that God is good and holy and awesome. I want to see lives changed. Why believe? Because great things are beginning to happen. Why believe? Because God is bigger! Why believe? Because He is worthy to be praised!

Let us Believe!!!

Content?

I am tired of being content in my life!!!! I know this may sound crazy but, it seems to be that we as Christians tend to want everything to be content. I want to be a Christian who is looking for more. I want to go after everything that God has for me, not be content with what He has already given me. I find it so easy at times to rely on the fact that I have grown up in church and been Bible collge educated. I want to hunger for more and go deeper into the things of God. I am believing that I am going to be a world changer. I want to be able to go past where my thoughts even are. I want to be able to do the things most would say are impossible. I want to dream bigger, but I also want to do bigger. I want to enlarge my territory. So I pray that the Lord would give me the spirit of Jabez. I no longer want to be content with where I am at or where I am going. I want to strive for more of the things God has for me. MORE MORE MORE!!!!

Let us rise up and take the position that He has for us. Let us hunger for more. Let us go deeper in the relationship with Jesus. I want more of you and less of me Jesus!!!!

What will I write?

This blog is going to be about things I am interested in. I may blog about sports, religion, people, or my wife. I will be talking about how much I love the Washington Redskins or how much I do not care for the Dallas Cowboys. I may talk about how the Boston Celtics just won there 17 championship. I may talk about how I became a SF Giants fan (yes I know Barry Bonds is a loser). I may talk about how fascinating people are to me. I am a people watcher. I am intrigued by what people are thinking and what they are doing in there life. I may talk about my wife and how much I love her and care for her. I may talk about my God. This is the reason I am doing this blog. I am in love with Jesus. He is the reason to live my life the way I do. I want to be able to be more like Him in every aspect of life. I will talk about how much he has poured into me and how much he has saved me. I will talk about how I owe Him everything, yet sometimes I only give Him parts of me. I am on a journey. I want to be able to one day here these words, "Well done you good and faithful servant"! That is my life goal. So I am on a journey. I may write about my day or may do an essay style talk about the things of God. Here we go!

Why am I doing this?

I have been thinking of doing a blog for a while now and my good buddy Jon has been encouraging me to blog my thoughts. I have been hesitant to do this as I love reading peoples blog, but hate it when they do not update for weeks or months at a time. I do not want to be that guy. I want to be able to discuss and write down things that are going on in my life and what God is doing in me and through me. I want to be able to communicate what is going on in my life. So here I am, writing to you, a vast audience of One. I hope this blog is a blessing and I hope that I stay committed. So here goes the beginning of an adventure for me.