Just Breathe

Let me be used for your sake giving glory to your name!

Eating but never full!

 

I’m eating, but I’m never full. I just can’t see how that is possible in Christ. I’m satisfied, but not completely, because I always want more of my Savior. It’s not that I feel like something is missing, but rather every time I get another little taste of His glory it’s not enough, because I want more and more. He fills my cup completely, but once it’s to the top, my cup grows so He can fill it even more.

My flesh sits in awe of Him and I’m still for just a moment until I start chasing after Him again. The more He feeds me the hungrier I become, and the deeper I want him planted in my heart. I’m never fully satisfied because I’m greedy. I want Him all to myself at all times.

The first time you truly experience Him you finally realize what you have been missing out on and how great He is. I’m not just talking about feeling loved by the Lord or getting emotional, but rather that overwhelming feeling of complete and total surrender to a holy and glorified God. I want that everyday. I want to stand in “awe” of Him with a holy fear. I never want to stand still. I always want that hunger to keep chasing and wanting more. 

 

Lord help me to keep running after you. Keep my heart yearning for your embrace. I want to know you inside and out. Keep my heart from becoming complacent and satisfied with where I’m at, but rather spark a fire in me that spreads to everyone in my life. Help me to burn bright so that people see you clearly in me. Help me to live holy and pure in your sight and live up to your standards and not the worlds. Thank you for choosing me, loving me, taking time with me, being patient with me and holding my hand every single day. I love you more than anything.

Subject Content vs Heart Content

I feel like so many of us as Christians want to set a good example for the world in the way we live our lives, yet we are the first ones to start rationalizing why we should be able to do what we want when we know it’s wrong. Sometimes we may not even feel convicted or truly know the dangers of letting it into our lives and hearts yet we choose to remain blinded by our own sin. 

I’ll admit it, up until about 5 months ago, I was watching a show called The Inbetweeners that I thought was hilarious. I knew the content of the show was completely filthy, but I told myself it was okay to watch because I just thought it was funny, and it wasn’t like I would ever talk like that. I did the same thing with music. I rationalized listening to music with filthy content because “I liked the beat” or didn’t really listen to the words. I found myself saying things that I shouldn’t be saying just to get a laugh or rationalizing something I wanted to do because it’s not something I would “do all the time”. 

This is dangerous territory and God tells us in Luke 16:10 “He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much.” How do you expect the Lord to use you and be a true witness to the world, if you are willing to rationalize your own sin and let it make a home in your heart? 

Most of the time I feel convicted when I know I’m doing something wrong, but there are also those times that I think every other Christian has where it seems like the answer isn’t black or white, but rather falls in a “gray” area. You aren’t sure if it’s right or wrong. I struggled with this sort of thing when it came to music. For example: I wasn’t listening to Candy Shop by 50 Cent but I also wasn’t listening to Our God by Chris Tomlin. I was just listening to the bands I liked that sang about love, and life and what not. Was it wrong of me to be listening to something that wasn’t directly about Christ? 

In this instance I personally think this could be both 100% fine and 100% wrong. I’m not as legalistic to say that a Christian can’t listen to any other type of music except praise and worship but I’m also not as loose to say a Christian can listen to pretty much whatever they want. If I want to listen to a “love” song but it stirs up desire and lust within my heart, I probably shouldn’t be listening to it. On the other hand if I’m listening to just a fun summer song that talks about enjoying friends, I don’t really see anything wrong with that. l think content alone should dictate whether or not we let something in, and I  think what our sinful nature makes something, even if the content is innocent should dictate what we let in. 

If you aren’t so sure where the line is, or what exactly is acceptable and pleasing in the Lords eyes, then  question and ask God, “is this something I should be spending my/your time on God? Is this glorifying to you or lifting you up in any way?” If you’re still struggling after that, this should help:

Don’t watch it if Jesus died for it. 

Don’t listen to it if Jesus died for it.

Don’t say it if Jesus died for it.

Don’t do it if Jesus died for it. 

Pretty simple. 

Colossians 3:1-4

Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.