The Way Matt Sees It

There are some people in my life whose perspectives shift at the drop of a hat.  They are sold out on one set of beliefs, and can defend it intelligently and legitimately, but a few months later can be in a total opposite point of view, defending it with the same amount of passion!  While they might justify it by saying they are “ open-minded ,” there comes a point when it is simply “ wishy-washy-ness .” In our country, being “open-minded” and having a new perspective is the thing to do; being close-minded is backwards and offensive.  I agree wholeheartedly with this.  However, I think we can only experience a true “ perspective shift ” when we seek God . Reality Redefined Someone once said, “Every time we enter the presence of God, it redefines our reality.”  When sin entered the world, reality itself was distorted (Gen. 3:17).  But even though the world was stained with sin, we still have a longing to experience this “ pe...

Starting this Wednesday, February 13, 2013, I am going to start a 40-day prayer challenge.  Valley Forge Christian College is doing this, along with reading Mark Batterson’s sequel to The Circle Maker called “Draw The Circle: The 40 Day Prayer Challenge.”  Mark Batterson’s church in Washington, DC will be participating, and probably other churches as well. It’s going to be really cool knowing that thousands of other people are doing it together, from Lent until Easter 2013.  Who knows what God will do?  I’m excited, but also nervous.  I don’t think I’ve ever been a part of anything this big before.  But I know that awesome things are about to go down. The beginning of 2013 for me was not fantastic in terms of me spending time with God.  I’ve only recently gotten myself back into a daily quiet time (and let me say, it feels great).  But the goal of this prayer challenge is that I will still be praying on Day 41.  I...

In college, I’ve heard a lot about resumes.  I had to make my own last semester.  You need a resume to get a job; without it, people will not know what you have done, your skillset or why they should hire you.  Resumes are key to moving up in the world! Now before we go on, I’d like to define two terms here. Human Doing vs. Human Being A Human Doing , as it implies, is simply doing , while a Human Being , as it implies, is simply being .  A Human Doing works, gets the job done, and appears to have specific qualities, but does not actually personify them.  A Human Being embodies the qualities that they are doing. Where am I taking this?  Humility .  I feel like God has recently put this on my heart.  Are you being humble, or just “ doing humility”?  There’s a huge difference. Resume of Humility A Human Doing , someone who just does the humble thing rather than actually being humble, serves just becau...