Wow...last night was amazing. God's presence was so evident as we went through the final night of the !gnite conference. Through out the !gnite Conference, I had been praying that God would really help me surrender my future and entire life to Christ's mission instead of making Jesus a compartment of my daily routine. I had done that my whole life though I thought I knew what it really meant to surrender my life to God.
I'm just so thankful for our church at Harvest Mission Community Church in Ann Arbor. It has been such a privilege to learn from trained leaders who love Jesus wholeheartedly and with a passion. I want that for myself now thanks to God's grace!
As Pastor Seth shared emotionally and transparently last night about his need to depend on God to take "risks" in obeying God and live a life full of purpose, I realized that this whole "church thing" is not something that HMCC takes for granted or does as a religious routine. THEY WANT LIFE TRANSFORMATION, and nothing less. They are not satisfied with Christians who look good on the outside, who just live a safe to please man. They want true Gospel-centered lives. I THANK GOD FOR THIS AWESOME COMMUNITY THAT CHALLENGES ME TO PURSUE A DEEPER, MORE VULNERABLE RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST!
God has been asking me if I really want to be ALL IN for Him for the rest of my life. Do I really believe that Jesus is the only way for lives to be changed, but also for lives to be saved? Am I willing to give up the security of money, reputation, career and status for the glory of Christ? Am I willing to step out in faith, to risk my worldly status or name for the Father's approval?
I'd like to say that I want to live for Jesus wholeheartedly, but honestly I did not live this way because idols start to creep into my heart, stealing my devotion to Christ. But as the song says, "Nothing else matters, nothing in this world will do, Jesus You're the center, everything revolves around You"
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