Monday 3/25/13

As I was driving home from church yesterday, enjoying the beautiful snow and jamming along with the radio, a song came on that brought a thought to my mind. The song is called "What If?" and after I listened to the chorus, the Holy Spirit brought this question up in me: "What if God never did another thing for you? Would you still serve him?" Basically, what is your motivation for believing in and serving God? Do you worship and serve him because he is the creator everything or because you need something from him?

This was not exactly a question I wanted to have to answer. This is one of those uncomfortable questions God asks you, and you know he might be asking because he knows the answer. Of course, I want to say that if God never answered another prayer or sent me another blessing that I would continue to praise him and live for him. But would I? Shouldn't it be enough that He gave his only Son to die for me so that our relationship could be restored? I mean, I'm the one who sinned and yet He's the one who did all the work so that I could be forgiven. It's very easy to think about God a lot, but only really let him in or get serious when life is falling apart. Even non-christians will hit their knees when the going gets tough. You hear it all the time; people who you know do not have a relationship with God, who will ask you to pray or say they have to pray because something terrible has happened. I know about you, but that frustrates me; but if I'm only serving God because of what he can do for me, am I any better?

This isn't exactly a light, fun subject for a Monday, but with Good Friday and Easter approaching, I think it's fitting. I am going to focus this week on just praising God for who he is, not what he can do for me. I need to get back to the basics of loving him and praising him because he is the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords; because he is the Most High, who has already given me so much more than I deserve.

This blog is based on Psalm 139:13-16: 
"You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother's womb.
Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex!
Your workmanship is marvelous-how well I know it.
You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of 
the womb.
You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. 
Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed."

You were created for a purpose, and God made you exactly the way you are on purpose! You truly were created to be fabulous!