Today is March 13. Friday, March 13th.
Greetings.
I must confess I am blown away by the outpouring of young adult worshipers last night! I am also taken aback by the job ahead of us in making discerning choices on the future of this ministry so that we can be good stewards with what God has blessed us with. So pray with me in that direction…and stay the course with us!
We really did have 200 people again last night. Unbelievable. Thank you Jesus. Keep ‘em coming!
So, the Podcast on the Rich Young Ruler form Mark 10 is up. And with that I have a question…
I would like to see any and all of you who would, write a comment on this post with an answer to this question:
What is holding you back? Or, What is holding back you/your peers/your generation from full on following Jesus with nothing left but our faith? What “things” are we holding to so tightly that we would “trade our souls” to keep control over?
Should be interesting…we will see if anyone shares…or if everyone shares.
Lift one another up!
CT
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Posted Mar 14th at 12:20 pm
As for me personally, the two things holding me back is pride and false entitlement. I tell myself that I’m too tired for devotions tonight and I’ve got more important things to do. I usually don’t realize this until the next day and I think to myself “Man I’m a jerk!”. God came to earth in the form of a man and died for me and I won’t even give him the time of day. This time isn’t mine. God saved me from eternal death, therefore all my time should be his.
As for our generation, I think that the biggest thing holding us back is our comfort zones. We don’t do things that we don’t want to do even if it would be in the name of Jesus and people would come to know how awesome he is. it reminds me of that Casting Crowns song “If we are the body, Why aren’t his arms reaching, why aren’t his healing, why aren’t his words teaching”
Another thing would be that we have allowed ourselves to be desensitized. Christians do the same things that lost people do. This causes lost people to think that christians are no different than them and that they have nothing to offer them because they are already like them.
Posted Mar 15th at 12:32 am
I’m older than this generation, but I’m a part of it. What holds me back is what keeps me comfortable. What if I give God my future and he sends me overseas as a missionary? What if I speak Christ to a friend and lose the friend? What if I give God control of my wallet and I don’t have enough for what I want?
The core issue is trust: do I honestly trust that what God wants for me is best? Do I want his glory more than my control and my desires? If not, then I’m not a disciple. A Christian? Sure. A disciple? No, not really.
If God loves me, I should be able to trust. And faith isn’t faith until it’s all I’m hanging on to. I want faith, not comfort. The edge, not the sofa. Trust, not control. I’ll choose God.
Posted Mar 19th at 1:43 pm
I think what holds us back is having to know the outcome before we make a move. Knowing what will happen or where well be is like a security blanket that we hold on to. It is what makes us comfortable. God dosn’t ask us to do what makes us comfortable, he asks us to pick up our cross and follow him, and that’s not an easty thing for us to do. I am going through this my self with quiting my job to get involved with youth ministries. This is not easy for me because it comes at a time when things are rough financially for me but I know everything will be fine as long as I’m following gods will for my life.
Posted Mar 23rd at 4:12 pm
Brian,
Here’s what I thought as I was reading your statement:
What if I give God my future and he sends me overseas as a missionary? “I did that and He sent me to Liberty University… kind wish I had been sent overseas.”
What if I speak Christ to a friend and lose the friend? “Did that, lost that friend. It’s hard.”
What if I give God control of my wallet and I don’t have enough for what I want? “I haven’t done that yet but since I don’t actually have any money for the things I want, I don’t see what’s holding me back there.”
do I honestly trust that what God wants for me is best? “my words say yes but my actions prove me wrong… or do they… I’ve not taken any real action that blatantly screams my own disbelief in God’s best for me, but I think about my future and I think that somehow I’m missing out on something important, someone important…. so I guess not then.”