So, I really want to write this book. I have a placeholder title that might be the final title. "The Obedient Lifestyle" and, I want to touch on spiritual discipline and how so very important it is. But I know... I'm not ready. And, I am wondering if that's even the direction I need to go right now? Ultimately, yes, we Christ-followers need spiritual discipline. I wonder if there's a level one, though?
And that's what I want this to be. I want to become the expert... but what I have to do, what I will require myself to do... is to fervently, pain-stakingly, explicit detail, hour upon hour of, every word, every letter... look into the Word of God for what the mouth of God says about spiritual discipline... about priorities. Also there are a few books already on discipline.
So I basically have two questions.
1) What do Christ-followers of today... no, let's scrap the "of today." Because God is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow, and so should be the followers of Christ, with the only differences being their adaptation into the culture. With that in mind... What do Christ-followers need to hear from one who is placing emphasis on certain Scriptures and how to interpret them? Let's minimize theology... let's minimize any doctrines that divide the Body of Christ, and let's look at the practical, the personal, the applicable... the heart... of what Christ-followers need. What is it?
2) What do I need, more than anything, at any given time, that will help to increase faith, increase my love of God, my devotion to God, and to fill my Spirit with His love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control? And how are my needs related to every other Christ-follower on this Earth?
If you'll be praying for me... things are going a little South... and they are preventable things. The biggest one... video games. I did not forsee that I would get THIS sucked into video games. But when I receive Gran Turismo 5, Infamous 2, Sonic Generations, and NCAA Football 2012, as well as have easily over 50 games from SNES to GameCube, and everything in between... you do the math. But hopefully, that can cease... now. Or at least, drastically decrease. And it has.
I also need to be more fervent on my preparations for Acts 1:8 Leadership Experience, otherwise I will be scrambling in May.
Something I've been thinking about. I also want to let you know I'm trying my best to follow the Passion 2012 sessions, and I purchased the online content "digital all-access" so I will have all the sermons and what-not. I'm very interested to hear from Christine Caine, who works with Equip & Empower Ministries... something I may want to look into for the future... I think tomorrow will be wonderful for a catch-up day. Hard to follow anything with a rambunctious almost-nine-year-old cousin at your house. She is gone though, so catch-up time indeed!
Until next time.
Hey buddy, cool site! I have one too, I'll send it to you in a fb message because I keep it anonymous for employment purposes. Anyway, might I suggest visiting http://draft.blogger.com/ and it will upgrade your site to the new blogger format. Better features and whatnot.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip, man. As you can see, I have now upgraded my site. Well, changed the template around a little. I also see I could do AdSense and make a little money, but I'll probably wait until May to do that (taxes, you know.) Although I have no income so I don't have to do taxes. Anyway, blah. haha.
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I'm going to be writing 3 posts on my blog here very soon if I ever get the time pertaining to this:
ReplyDelete1. on Sexual Immorality (Pornea) and Impurity (Akatharsia) and how I think they are poorly mistranslated and misunderstood in the church today.
2. On the book of Job and Ecclesiastes and the counter-cultural ideas that the Church seems to have missed that is presented in these two books.
3. On the argument of the purpose of life and how it proves God's existence, while showing the fallacy of many similar arguments for God's existence.
So yah, seems like we are doing opposite yet complementary things. I'm trying to dispel myth's about the Bible and your trying to grow believers in their understanding of the Bible.
Or at least those are possible blog posts, I have no time lol.
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