How could it have taken 22 years to find what I was truly looking for? Why did it take so long? Why had I spent my life chasing things that never satisfied me? What was wrong?
I have always been, and always will be, the type of person that will do whatever it takes to accomplish what I want. The only problem has been that the accomplishments or success would never satisfy me. I couldn't find anything that could fill what was empty. The only thing that ever crossed my mind was success. Not only in team sports, but in games such as Age of Empires, ping-pong, and NBA Live. It's what I now call an addiction to success. I couldn't and still can't stand doing something worse than someone else. All of those traits are great and I'm still the same way. But why was it when I reached a goal, I still felt empty?
For a long time in my life, I thought it was because I had no direction. Now though, I have direction and know what I want to pursue in my future! How am I still empty at times?
It's because I've realized that God is the only thing that can fill the void in me. I can go 4-4 in a baseball game, but it does not satisfy me like the worship songs on Sunday morning do. I'll be the first person to say that it sounds crazy, but it's true. The peace, relaxation, and comfort that I feel during a song on Sunday morning is the only thing on this entire world that satisfies me.
It must be because those moments are when I feel like I'm in complete connection with God. I know I cannot be the only person who has this need. We all go after things in this world to satisfy us. We go after alcohol, fame, and money as if it will fill us. Yes, those things will undoubtedly be a lot of fun, but will they make you happy for the rest of your life?
Everyone has this void in some way. Maybe it feels different to you than it did me, but you have it. People will spend countless hours and amounts of money in hopes of getting what they want to fill their emptiness. Unfortunately, it takes most of us decades to figure out that we are searching for something that is easy to find. The presence of God!
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Mar 14, 2011
Feb 8, 2011
You're Not Worthy of God
Have you ever been up late at night and felt guilty? Maybe you thought to yourself, "I am not worthy of God'. Believe it or not, that would have actually been a true statement. You are not worthy of God! I am not worthy of God! There is absolutely no one on this earth that is worthy of God!
It doesn't matter what you've done, you are not worthy of God. If you sat up all night and read the bible before church on Sunday, you're still not worthy! If you picked up 8 people before Sunday School, you're still not worthy! I'm not even close to being worthy and I write a Christian blog!
The same can be said for the complete opposite side of the spectrum. Maybe you've done something that you know you shouldn't of been doing and the guilt is absolutely killing you. The guilt is so bad that you start to believe that you cannot even pray. God doesn't want to hear what you have to say after what you just did. Unfortunately, I fall into this category most of the time.
Maybe you have spent the night partying and drinking. Lets say you get home about 3 a.m. and try to get some sleep. You had planned on getting up and going to church, but can't due to guilt. "God doesn't want to see me at church after a night like that. I just spent the last few hours, "getting hammered" there's no way God will even let me in His church." Trust me, that couldn't be farther from the Truth, God wants you there! Get your butt out of bed in the morning and get in church! The best place to get rid of the guilt your feeling for the bad decisions, church!
As Christians, we sometimes forget the whole idea of mercy. There is nothing we can do to win a spot in Heaven or be worthy of God. Reason being, because we are not worthy! We have been given the gift of mercy. Mercy means that we do not deserve what we are given. God is showing us mercy, through Jesus's death, by making a relationship with God even possible.
Please erase your guilt, because God has! If you ask, He forgets the mistakes you've made. Therefore, don't feel that you can't pray or go to church. If God didn't want to hear from us because of our actions, no one would be in contact with Him. The good thing is that He loves us so much, that He shows us mercy when we don't deserve it. Wow! What an awesome God!
It doesn't matter what you've done, you are not worthy of God. If you sat up all night and read the bible before church on Sunday, you're still not worthy! If you picked up 8 people before Sunday School, you're still not worthy! I'm not even close to being worthy and I write a Christian blog!
The same can be said for the complete opposite side of the spectrum. Maybe you've done something that you know you shouldn't of been doing and the guilt is absolutely killing you. The guilt is so bad that you start to believe that you cannot even pray. God doesn't want to hear what you have to say after what you just did. Unfortunately, I fall into this category most of the time.
Maybe you have spent the night partying and drinking. Lets say you get home about 3 a.m. and try to get some sleep. You had planned on getting up and going to church, but can't due to guilt. "God doesn't want to see me at church after a night like that. I just spent the last few hours, "getting hammered" there's no way God will even let me in His church." Trust me, that couldn't be farther from the Truth, God wants you there! Get your butt out of bed in the morning and get in church! The best place to get rid of the guilt your feeling for the bad decisions, church!
As Christians, we sometimes forget the whole idea of mercy. There is nothing we can do to win a spot in Heaven or be worthy of God. Reason being, because we are not worthy! We have been given the gift of mercy. Mercy means that we do not deserve what we are given. God is showing us mercy, through Jesus's death, by making a relationship with God even possible.
Please erase your guilt, because God has! If you ask, He forgets the mistakes you've made. Therefore, don't feel that you can't pray or go to church. If God didn't want to hear from us because of our actions, no one would be in contact with Him. The good thing is that He loves us so much, that He shows us mercy when we don't deserve it. Wow! What an awesome God!
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