I am currently taking my second (and hardest) anatomy and physiology class (thank God this is the last one!). Anyway-we have an online discussion board where we have to post “threads” that can talk about whatever we’re learning at the time or interesting things we find related to the subject. Soooo……this guy in my class posts something called “Your tadpole heritage”-caught my attention. I opened it, knowing it had something to do with evolution and I am used to the many people who believe in it-seeing as it is an anatomy class and evolution comes up frequently. What ticked me off was that after he did his whole discuss on how we once came from tadpoles, he posts this link to a “great website”, check it out http://www.richarddawkins.net/. This Richard guy made me angry because he pretty much slams God all through-out his site and he’s written several anti-God books. I know that you aren’t really supposed to discuss “religion” in class, but if he was going to post his thread on how evolution was FACT, then I needed to add my 2 cents. So I posted some TRUTH for the class, I’m not going to bore you all with our online debate, but I believe I got him thinking as well as some other classmates, I had one come up to me asking what Philippians 2:10-11 was (which was the scripture I posted for him), I thought it was appropriate. All this to say-stand up for God-whatever the cost, yeah this wasn’t something that I really had to suffer for-but if I have to suffer for His Name’s sake-physically, mentally, or emotionally-I will. Don’t “allow” people around you to trash His Name (and this can come in many different forms), we are supposed to be unique, we are supposed to stand out, we aren’t supposed to look and act like the world (and yeah I’m preaching to myself here too), the more I know of Him and the closer I get to Him, the more certain things that I was once “ok” with don’t “sit well with my spirit”, and so they must change.
I love Revelation 3:16 “So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of My mouth.” I know God wants us to either be on fire for Him or nothing at all. Living boldly for Jesus is no easy feat and it is certainly a risk, but what is life w/out boldness and what is life w/out risk. Lately my whole thing is that I want to do so much for Him and want so badly to do His will that I feel like when I get an idea I just do it and then if He closes the door-I’m perfectly ok w/it, but maybe I should just wait for Him to lead me, but I can’t help it, I’m just excited. He is my greatest Love, no one and nothing can or will ever come before Him (this statement does require Your help God-You know this). Hopefully I will always strive to live my life in the heat. Why? He’s worth it.
Somewhere between the hot and the cold
Somewhere between the new and the old
Somewhere between who I am and who I used to be
Somewhere in the middle, You'll find me
Somewhere between the wrong and the right
Somewhere between the darkness and the light
Somewhere between who I was and who You're making me
Somewhere in the middle, You'll find me
Just how close can I get, Lord, to my surrender without losing all control
Fearless warriors in a picket fence, reckless abandon wrapped in common sense
Deep water faith in the shallow end and we are caught in the middle
With eyes wide open to the differences, the God we want and the God who is
But will we trade our dreams for His or are we caught in the middle
Somewhere between my heart and my hands
Somewhere between my faith and my plans
Somewhere between the safety of the boat and the crashing waves
Somewhere between a whisper and a roar
Somewhere between the altar and the door
Somewhere between contented peace and always wanting more
Somewhere in the middle You'll find me
Lord, I feel You in this place and I know You're by my side
Loving me even on these nights when I'm caught in the middle
~Casting Crowns
*Don't get stuck in the middle guys :o)
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