Posted by e. barrett | Posted on 20-10-2008
Category : God, faith, hope, trust, worship
Tags: Amazed, Building 429, Christian, Christianity, faith, God, hope, music, religion
Last week I wrote about something that really struck me: God has given us a big enough responsibility in just being obedient, we don’t need to worry about “making something” of our lives. It’s easy to think we need to do more to become successful, but how do we define that success?
More often than not by the world’s standards.
God defines success so much differently, which is why we’re just asked to be obedient. This thought hasn’t left my mind all weekend, so I wanted to focus on it again. But instead of me trying to find words to for my thoughts, I think I’ll just let Building 429’s song Amazed do it for me.
Where did it go
33 and it’s gone so fast
Thought I knew who I was
I thought that You were leading me
But this depression is
Crashing in on me
And I’m not half the man
I hoped I’d be
But I won’t question in the dark
What is true out in the light
I will follow after You
Through the storm and through the fight
Cause You’ve got me
Right where You want me
Yeah You’ve got me
Right where I need to be
And I’m standing amazed
Posted by e. barrett | Posted on 02-06-2008
Category : God, different, faith, worship
Tags: Christian, Christianity, contemporary, faith, God, music, religion, tradition, worship
I admit, I’m a creature of habit. I like to park in the same parking spot. I’ve bought the same brand of toothpaste for years. I even like to drive home from work the same way. And there’s nothing wrong with that.
In fact, I think most people have preferences. I think most of us have a routine – even if that routine is to not have one!
Maybe it’s the fact we have so many choices in life that leads us to getting so bent out of shape when it comes to church. We seem to spend so much time arguing the drawbacks (or benefits) of so-called “contemporary services” instead of focusing on what really matters – connecting people to God.
But I have to wonder, are our personal preferences preventing us from following God?
God isn’t against traditional services, and he’s not for contemporary worship. What he cares about is that we get to know him a little bit better then we did when we started.
