Pass The Brass

So the other day, I get an invite from a coworker to attend a local church here this Sunday. Being the terrible degenerate I am, I haven’t been very faithful in attendance to any church at all, so getting an invite from someone I work with was just short of God coming down and slapping me across the face and saying “Get yer act together!” So thank you God for that lil nudge in the right direction.

So here I am sitting here in my “church clothes” (funny…it consists of the exact same outfit I previously posted on..you know….that collared shirt thing, heh heh) and again the flame within me is lit and fueled by the spirit of Christ in me.

It was a relatively simple sermon…couldn’t have been more than 30 minutes, really. But it was enough. Even now I think that it wouldn’t have even taken a 5 minute sermon. Just the presence there, actually being in God’s presence was enough to move my spirit. I haven’t felt this alive in forever. I feel so much more awake to reality, to truth. Man, I can’t even begin to describe how much I have missed this passion, this love that I now feel. How could I have ever tried to live in spite of it? To think….how far I’ve been from the true spirit of Christ, how far removed I was to having His love in my life, granting me fulfillment. How blinded I have been by the deceiver.

I was recently reintroduced to a band that I used to listen to back in high school when I frequented my youth group at church. Of course, back then they were a rather…eclectic group, for lack of a better term. But the way Skillet has gone has really surprised me and yet they still have maintained that passion and love for Christ and they still worship Him with the gifts that He has imbued them with. I picked up a copy of their album Comatose and have found that the title track is a pretty good description of how I have been living. And all it took was a simple decision on my part to really wake up again.

So again the fire is rekindled and the battle begins again. But now fortified in the fight, I now know where my fellowship lies and am reinforced with the Armor of Christ. I can’t wait to dive back into the reality of His love and dedication. I have thought about it for so long and yet my fears and weakness had kept me at bay, hindering my walk with God. But that door is breached now and I feel that energy I need to sprint headlong into His arms, into His Word ready to learn, ready to live again. I have the passion I need to sacrifice all I am for Him. All I am is the least I can give for the One who sent His only son to die in my stead.

So please see my life as an example. Learn from the mistake I have been making for the past 4 years! Do not hesitate, for Christ Himself said “Behold, I come quickly…” Waste not the precious moments of life that He gives us to strive for Him. Please see the love He has in store for you! See for yourself just how free His blood makes us! For in His sacrifice we are truly free from fear, regret, stress, and the daily worries of this life. See His promise in fruition as you give your life to Him and forfeit control to the One who designed this whole thing. Who knows you better than the one who made you? Today is the day that the Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it and mark it a cornerstone to build myself for Him!

All glory and honor be to God the Father!!

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