Captivating, Breathtaking, Vibrant, Overflow

In my last post, I talked about a new book that I am slowly reading, The Organic God. The author of the book, Margaret Feinberg writes each chapter as if she is writing each sentence with her nose deep inside of a thesaurus. She does not use big words, but she uses breathtaking words to reveal her purpose to us, the readers.

While reading through the chapters discussing details of our sweet God, I began to make a list, of not only the words the Margaret used to describe the feelings of being close to God, but also a list of what God is to me. This experience of going through this book during my junior year of high school has been an overwhelming adventure! As junior year quickly and busily passes me by, I have learned to just sit back in God's captivating love, and just breathe. (P.S. Captivate has become a word that is frequent in my vocabulary!)

 My closeness to God has been something that is new to my life, and it is such a unique experience! I have first essentially noticed a difference in my private life- meaning, when I am spending time alone in my room after school, I enjoy the quietness and the peace that comes along with just sitting and listening to my favorite "chill" music, and relaxing in my sweet God's presence. *Side-Note- Does it not overflow your heart with happiness at the thought of having a close-knit relationship with God-the maker of the stars, the mountains, the flowers, and all of the other things that make your heart happy? It does mine, and that overflowing feeling, is a feeling I only get when I'm with God!

 

 

Something that God has really revealed to me during the time that I have been spending with Him, is that in my life as a Christian, sharing my faith is more than just presenting myself as a "good girl" or as a bright light, and it is also more than just the words that I say that represent my relationship with Christ. So what is needed to make these things important?

The Holy Spirit. I was at a church today watching a friend play guitar in the church's praise band, and the pastor spoke on the Holy Spirit. This morning he said that walking into a room and your "Christian light" shining will not start a revival, the person working inside of you will though (the Holy Spirit). With out the Holy Spirit our words and actions mean nothing. The Holy Spirit needs to be intertwined in our lives, and when He is in the center of our hearts and mind, good things that shine Christ will come out of us. I do not know about you, but I know that in my life, its time for me to get serious in my relationship with God, and let Him captivate my heart and flow out of everything I do.

 

"As our view of Christ and the Holy Spirit grows, everything else in the world that we think matters, shrinks."

 

Question to think on: Would you still pursue God with out all of the "extra" things in the church- comfy chairs, air conditioning, a good band, or a big building?