God has spoken...

...the rest is commentary, right?

-Rob Bell.

I picked up Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell right where I left off, and its no coincidence that I picked up in the middle of a chapter that happened to be speaking on the topic of discernment. Nope, God did that.

Sheesh, I love it.

So, the bible is more than just cool stories of miracles and things happening totally moved by the spirit. Its truth, that helps us to know what is light and what is dark. What the Lord speaks and what He doesn't. The thing that I've seen so often lately in my faith, my walk as a Christian, I've noticed that I tend to float around in the spirit of all the cool things I see God doing and the miracles I see every day; from the simple fact that I'm still breathing to people giving their lives up to Christ. Often, I'll forget what it means to be anchored. So, when I start to float around, after a while I begin to feel fake, like I' m acting, and that scares me because I'm damn good at it. I've been praying for the Lord to make me feel again instead of being numb, to give me an extreme emotion whatever that emotion may be, and for the knowledge and wisdom to discern; to know light from dark.

Well, lucky me, and lucky us, thats what the bible does :) Along with it working at a double edged sword, and a mirror (James 1), it is how we discern light from dark. What the Lord speaks and what he doesn't. After all, "God has spoken, the rest is commentary, right?"

Right. Although I am a christian and I pray for the Lord to guide me with His voice and the choice to walk in truth, it does not in any way mean that every thing I do and say is truth. I strive for that, but I am not perfect. 

Its important as HECK for you, for me, as a believer or a non-believer in Christ to look at yourself, evaluate what's going on, and thinking for yourself. Exploring. Don't convince yourself that you're perfect, in God's eyes, you are blameless, but you have to be humbled by that not uplifted above His eyes. I am learning humility like crazy, and looking back on who I was a year ago this time amazes me and encourages me like crazy. Truth grows within questioning and seeking. I'm trying to do this. Who's with me?

"Being a Christian is about engaging the mind and heart more and more, not shutting them off or letting someone else think for you. The writer Peter urged Christians to be alert. Paul tells his listeners in Thessalonica to test everything and hold onto the good." - Rob Bell

So there you have it, my commentary for this period in my life.

Desiring to be anchored in truth, seeking the FACE of God, not just His works.

Recognizing that The Lord exists everywhere, and I am called to know Him and make Him known.

Colossians 3:1-17

Yep. Truth. Let's do this.