There is so much truth to be found

Man oh man is my mind in a tizzy (can a guy use that word?)

So many things that I need clarity on..So many things I need Gods truth in. Where to begin....agghhh

1. First Nation issues
When I am in prayer meetings there is often a lot of prayer about first nation reconciliation, and healing for that people group. However when I am in that place of prayer there is not much there in terms of a response in my spirit. I feel that there is something deeper that is on the heart of God. What I am not sure but something just doesnt fit for me. And so I press on.

2. The harvest
So many people talk about the harvest coming 'soon'. What on earth does that mean. What does it look like when the harvest that God speaks about comes on earth. I think that God has always intended there to be a harvest. In my understanding thus far, the harvest is always to be sought after. There will always be lost souls ready to meet their savior Jesus Christ. There is so much more regarding the harvest that I believe God wants to show us.

3. The emphasis on feeling
It bothers me how so often we depend on feelings to dictate our spiritual wellness. If we 'feel' God moving it must be good. If we feel moved by worship, it was holy, If we cry in intercession, God must have been there. On the flip side, if we worship and there isn't much feeling, if we pray and feel dry we are concerned that we are'nt in the groove, etc. I am not trying to be cynical, just proving a point. I want to pursue the heart of God and trust him for who he is not for what I feel. I really want to pursue this. There is too much emphasis on the way we feel about things. God is God period whether or not we feel good about it or have those days where it doesnt feel too good.

4. Age of accountability
I often wonder if we put too much expectation on our kids to be little spiritual giants. I mean how young is too young. Children have the minds of...well children. Do we put expectations on them when they are simply to be children and be reared into a relationship with Christ? This one really bugs me. (Bugs me to know the truth behind it)

There is so much to learn as we really get into the word of God. He has given us so much, It is vital that we search out the truths in scripture. It is our lifeline. I will post more as more comes clear. For now these are the things that I am searching for truth on.

Watered down gospel

I was having coffee with a friend tonight and evangelism came up. Throughout our conversation we realized that as Christians often times we water down the gospel message in order to get the 'sale'. What I mean by that is we offer Jesus and how much he died for you and wants to be in your heart. We talk about the Holy Spirit and his assistance in our lives. We talk about the fathers love almost consuming us with his love. But I think that all too often we set people up for a false pretense of a relationship with God and in essence they get a skewed version of christianity.

We need to be brutally honest with non christians. They need to realize that thier troubles will not go away. They will still be tempted by the same temptations. Life will still be tough and at times suck. What they do need to know is that as they accept Jesus by faith (did you know that there is no place in the New Testiment where people 'asked' Jesus into thier hearts....they accepted him through faith.....interesting) Anyways as we talk about salvation and life with Christ we need to tell people the truth. So many people get siderailed when they pray for salvation, then they go into thier daily life and they get frustrated because the elevated feeling they had is gone and they are back feeling the pressures of life.

There is so much to learn about sharing the gospel of Jesus with people. I do believe thought that if we simply share the "gentle Jesus" gospel we will be setting people up for a false understanding of Christianity.

my Family

I love this picture. It was taken just before Christmas (When our youngest had hair)