Two Versions of Myself

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Lately, God has been growing me in my calling.  The past few weeks have been events, prayer times, class sessions, discussions, etc. that have all served as confirmations on the calling God has on my life.  It’s pretty cool how it’s been happening.

This also comes with certain convictions as well.  I’ve been realizing just how incredibly selfish I am, in my relationships with people, the opportunities I have, the way I spend my money, and the list goes on.  While I feel like God has been confirming to me more and more what He wants me to do with my life, He’s also pointed out the great areas that need work in my life.  It’s just so, “ME” centered

I see two versions of myself, in a manner of speaking.


CRAPPY ME
Living a ME-CENTERED lifestyle is the “crappy me.”  Although God may not be at the center, I can probably still live a relatively nice life.  Besides, there are plenty of people with seemingly “successful” ministries, where they lead people, make money, have cool stuff, and live a generally nice life.

I feel like this is where I am now.  God is definitely a part of my life, and I enjoy serving Him.  By His grace, He has blessed me with some amazing opportunities (Searchlight Church, RA at VFCC).

BUT – while I can settle for a normal American life, I feel like God is showing me that there is so much in store if I change who is at the center of my life.


GODLY ME
Living a CHRIST-CENTERED lifestyle is the “godly me.”  Making God the center of my personal life, my relationship with Rebecca, and my place of ministry will be completely different than the “crappy me.”  He is opening my mind to the possibilities of what He has for me, but He has to be at the center of my life!

It’s like I can see the potential my life has.  My relationship with Rebecca.  My future (and current!) places of ministry.  My trust in Him.  Everything.  When my life revolves around God, there is just a completely different way of doing life.  I guess I’m having a difficult time putting it to words, but this what I feel like God has for me.


CREATING FOUNDATIONS
I feel like God wants me to be walking away with these three things:

     1. To be Grounded in His Word
     2. To be Filled with His Holy Spirit
     3. To be Compelled by His Passion

God wants me to be so grounded in His Word that I have no doubts about who He is.
God wants me to be so in love with Him that it becomes the core of who I am.
God wants me to be so compelled by His passion that it drives everything I do.


Perhaps by focusing on these three areas of foundations, I can start to shift the focus of the ME-CENTERED lifestyle to the CHRIST-CENTERED lifestyle.

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