The Gospel According to Yeeks

Really enjoyed this article from Relevant Magazine. I must confess that I too have taken Jeremiah 29:11 out of context as well. It really goes to show that there is so much unlearning that I need to do. http://www.relevantmagazine.com/god/deeper-walk/features/21141-the-most-misused-verse-in-the-bible#disqus_thread

Perhaps we are not so much interested in God but in God's ability. Not so much in what He does for us, but what He can do for us. Not so much in what His kingdom, but building our Kingdom. Pray for this to be weeded out of me. Too often, I wonder what is His plan for me, not realizing that I am already in His plan. The plan of being foreknown, predestined, called, justified and my eventual revelation as a son of God. I look forward to that day and my desire is for that day to arrive tomorrow if possible. Till then, use this life as you wish dear Father.

He leadeth me, O blessed thought! O words with heav’nly comfort fraught! Whate’er I do, where’er I be Still ’tis God’s hand that leadeth me. Refrain:  He leadeth me, He leadeth me,  By His own hand He leadeth me;  His faithful foll’wer I would be,  For by His hand He leadeth me.  Sometimes ’mid scenes of deepest gloom, Sometimes where Eden’s bowers bloom, By waters still, o’er troubled sea, Still ’tis His hand that leadeth me. Lord, I would place my hand in Thine, Nor ever murmur nor repine; Content, whatever lot I see, Since ’tis my God that leadeth me. And when my task on earth is done, When by Thy grace the vict’ry’s won, E’en death’s cold wave I will not flee, Since God through Jordan leadeth me.

Through various people and means, God is seemingly changing my perceptions about what a church should be as well as what it would mean for me to be part of a body of Christ. "Now the numbers of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but they had everything in common." (Acts 4:32) While it may seem extremely difficult to apply something like that in the modern city we live in, I am beginning to think that maybe it need not be so. A few rethinks is necessary. Radical Ecclesiology means everyone being aware and united under Christ with Him as the head, acknowledging what He has done for each and everyone of us.  Radical Ecclesiology recognizes that it is He who has brought us together under His word. Radical Ecclesiology means fighting sin together . We should NOT be devoid of care and concern when someone sins. It is our sin, and not the individual's alone. We bear the sins together.

"There is always a tremendous battle before sanctification is realized— something within us pushing with resentment against the demands of Christ." -Oswald Chambers-

It is unbelievable how difficult this is. It drives me to agony. I have not known an anxiety like this. There is no peace and solitude. There are days when I just don't want to get out of bed. If I'd just stay here and sleep, nothing can possibly go wrong. Friends try to send me words of comfort. I thank their sincerity. I want to be comforted. I want to be freed and I want to live with peace. I really wish what they did helped because I want it to help. I am so angry at myself for my inability to change and respond to their kind words. I already know how the Psalm goes. You really don't have to repeat it.  The road of obedience is so hard. Who can ever actually say that they can deny the passions of their heart so perfectly? Surely that man would have the right to cast the first stone. I am ripped apart by my own imperfections. I loathe this heart. The uncomfortable reality that really I have no good apart from You drives me to the ground where I might as well retu

Resolved, to never let grace cease to be amazing Resolved, amidst all the pain and suffering I experience, to recount the glorious words of Genesis: "And God saw that it was good." Resolved, in moments of doubt and despair, to recognize God's predestination of the elect