Keepin it short

Good day all! I am gonna keep this one really short cause my wonderful fiance got me sick so the bed is calling me to sleep! Anyways, I want to re-iterate a point that was said earlier, live for God based on what you know, not how you feel! Since I have been back from the conference the devil has hit me with some rough shots and if I were being honest, I would say that I haven't be able to feel a whole lot from God these past few days but I am giving it all I have to press in. It's odd because it's almost as if I can feel the blessings coming right now before they are here. I know that if I push in and give God the glory that the blessings will come and I am living on that right now! Keep your head up and always live for God and give Him all you've got! Goodnight all.

God Bless

Michael

Longing for God

Daily I can tell a difference in my walk with God, through small things. I find everyday no matter how I feel, I long for God, I long to reach Him. Many times we have heard live for God based on what you know, not how you feel. I have tried so hard to stick with that everyday. I was reading in Psalm and found this 63:1 O God, you are my God; I earnestly search for you. My soul thirsts for you; my whole body longs for you in this parched and weary land where there is no water. That reminds me of a song by John Ragsdale, the song he wrote while in his prayer closet. That song touched me so many times, I wanted to know what it felt likt to search for God with all my heart. I feel like that should be our hearts cry. Everyday I want to reach for Him and get closer. The things in life that seemed once to bother me have fallen aside thanks to God. The life that has changed around me seems as if it were always this way. God has an amazing way of giving us what's best for us. Sometimes I worry about what I am going to get, I know He does know whats best for me but I would be lying if I didn't say that its a little scary not knowing exactly what that means. I want everyday no matter what I am doing to call out to God and give Him my all. I want those around me to see that I am different, that I am living for something. I'm very thankful of this life I have been given. Thanks for stoppin in. 

God Bless

Michael

Give

Giving to God is not always the easiest thing to do as a human being but there's blessing that comes with it. I personally have decided to make a turn around and give back to God, my church, and my pastor  the way that I should've been. God blessed me with a job that has freedom and a great schedule and he deserves for me to give back to him. My pastor lives 24 hours a day 7 days a week for the church, it's his life and he gives countless hours to us with no complaining and he deserves more from me. It's humorous to me because I have done it before and seen the blessings but when times get hard it's easy to let it go. Don't ever think God can't give you the blessings you need to make your life work. He will never let you fall, he will always make a way if you are willing to give to him. Don't cheat yourself out of some amazing blessings by not giving to God. It will truly change your life and your outlook on what God can do for you. Thanks for checkin in!

God Bless

Michael

Conversion

This morning at church my Pastor talked about "Conversion". It seems that conversion is something I never really thought about. I sat today and took notes on the sermon and did my own thing and I was thinking as he was wrapping up the message, about my own life. I thought about this past weekend and the change I experienced along with the future I am looking forward to having. It appears to me in my own mind that this was a Conversion of sorts. I wanted to live for God my whole life and was always taken to church but I never invested and I never hung on. In this church I have invested my time and efforts every chance I get and I love it. Don't get me wrong, that helps alot with staying close to God but there is so much more to it that I wasn't doing. I never invested my time into my walk with God, I just invested it in my church. After this weekend, its changed, now I invest in my walk with God and with being his Son. I now know what a true christian conversion is all about, I am living it right now! I'm so excited about recieving the fruits of my walk with God. I'm looking forward to my future in God and my future in my church. I am so blessed to have the church family I do, they never give up on me and always lift me up. Thanks for checkin in! 

God Bless

Michael

Changes

This weekend I had the oppurtunity to go to a leadership conference in Missouri and I must say my life changed dramatically and it inspired me to start this blog. I went into the conference knowing what I needed and knowing what I wanted. It didn't take but just a few minutes for me to open up and the changes began to happen. I had a connection with God like I have never had and I was blessed. A few years ago I believed that to have a connection with God meant you had to be crying your eyes out and you had to be laid out on the floor but this weekend it was completely different. I am not sure that I cried more than once but the connection I made was so amazing and exciting, and I was so pleased and refreshed when it was all over. God moved through me and I was so happy and peaceful, the kind of peace that you can't find anywhere else in life.

I also went to a few workshops while at the conference and they opened my eyes to a number of new things. I learned about my worship and why I do it and how I lead others in it. I also learned how to defend my faith and how to challenge myself and others to dig deeper than just the obvious and find the reasons why we believe what we believe about the bible. I also learned how to manage my time to better serve God and be more efficient in the things I do.

I wouldn't trade this weekend for anything. I am so refreshed and I hope that I can hang onto the feeling I have right now. I look forward to the learning and growing that is going to happen in the next few months and I believe that God is going to bless my life and yours, along with my wonderful church, pastor, and youth pastor. I believe that we are going to change this world! Thanks for stopping in. 

God Bless

Michael