Ventilation

I'm sorry, Lord- I know I'm called to love (forgive me if I offend anyone) but I'm going to be honest here by saying that I cannot stand the nerve of some people! These people who preach with their mouths and complain with their hearts that Jesus isn't doing anything in their life or that they're just not as "spiritually motivated" as they once were.. I'm going to be quite frank by tooting my own horn a bit & say that I'm a pretty reasonable person to talk to but over & over I've been hearing on numerous accounts from people who see passionate Christians & start"wishing" for it to happen to them by some miracle from the sky without being moved to seek out that passion for themselves. What makes me (purely flesh) angry & a bit annoyed is at how impatient & lazy we can be and still we're able to label ourselves as a "Christian".. The most peeving are the ones who claim that they want to be spiritually in tune with God but don't even make the slightest effort to even keep in touch with Him. I think way too many times we forget that it's called a RELATIONSHIP with Christ just like any other relationship we have with friends, boyfriend, girlfriend, mom, dad, brother, etc.. So how can we just "want" to be more Godly if we're not making an effort to reach Godliness that comes from SEEKING God at his word, immersing our minds- logically, realistically, tangibly as well as spiritually, on things above.. (Col 3:2)

This doesn't necessarily mean that we are to throw away our social lives, abandon our friends or quit our jobs, fail school and focus solely on God (if this is so, GREAT! more power & blessing to ya) but in reality, we live our lives where we are placed- it's realistically & practically applying Godliness to our everyday lives. Whether it may be (like for me) to: love my dad, my momS, and brothers and to pray for them- regardless of the pain that they've caused me, praying for my friends & even those that I've come to hate with a passion- to love on them and asking God for His encounter with those specific people, forgiving those that caused me the most pain and to ask God to place in me the capability to forgive myself & repent of my sinfulness, seeing my tainted self in the light of my sins, bringing them to light. And Most importantly, sharing verbally about how God is working in my life, to reflect a testimony of HIS glory at work within me. This does not come from one glorious prayer/ one time read the bible & automatically I'm Holy as ever.. but it comes by working to keep the relationship REAL.. just like a relationship with a significant other, the relationship will only work if you MAKE it work. You mess up, you forgive, you devote, you love & you keep working at how to draw closer to one another. No couple is ever perfect b/c there's no such thing as "perfect"..

A boyfriend/girlfriend, husband/wife (not quite there yet but I'm assuming) will work out how to communicate, how to love and be loved in return & how they can serve one other out of their commitment and devotion to one another. This comes from a love that is rooted deeper than the temporary emotional high that comes during the "honeymoon stage" of many relationships. Which may be where a lot of people are stuck when it comes to their relationship with God. Emotionally high, once it fades- so does the relationship. A couple doesn't automatically have a great relationship after one conversation, one breakthrough or by reading one relationship book, or one relationship counseling session. It's when you put what you learn to the test that the real relationship is able to bloom. With all our relationship, what makes our relationship with God any different? other than God always being there to hear you out and loving you unconditionally~ You will always reap what we sow.. so why would you limit the love God gives?

"There will always be a sacrificing of something

when we desire to move forward in an area of our lives"

-Live Productively