Are you living, looking or running?

I was listening to *Scott Wilson's sermon series for this Christmas on AGTV this past week. If you get a chance, look it up. He's doing an entire series on U2(too) songs regarding the Christmas story.

One comment he made caused me to sit back in my chair and ponder. He said over and over that the sermon was "for you too", get it? Meaning don't try to figure out who it applies to outside of yourself, but apply it to YOURSELF. Cool, right? Wrong. It's always easier to apply lessons to others, that way we are always OK.

There are so many things that we can do in life as we grow as Christians, but laying our lives down before the altar of God in reflection is not a favorite thing. I know I am not alone in this. We all have the great concern that our brothers and sisters in Christ are walking in the LORD. Yet we take little time in reflective prayer regarding our hearts and walks.

The U2 song for the first sermon was "I still haven't found what I'm looking for," is based on the Magi looking for Jesus. For the record, U2 is one of my all time favorite groups, so I am having a blast with this series. THANKS to the Assemblies of God (shameless promotion here) for creating AGTV and to all the pastors who post their sermons there! Check it out, many awesome resourses there. Anyway, getting back to Pastor Scott. He made a comment about how we struggle with God sometimes and because we don't feel like he is answering us we walk away. Then when things get really bad we blame him. Not cool.

If we are going to have a relationship with the God of the universe, we need to understand that the only variable in that relationship is us. God does not change, he is from everlasting to everlasting and he cares so deeply for us that he sent Jesus. So if on Tuesday things get rough, don't run. Fall on your knees, look to the heavens, pray like your life depends on it and you will find what you are looking for. Then go out and live the power-filled, spirit-filled life that God is calling you to. Unshaken and unmoved by your circumstance, but firmly grounded in the one who came looking for you!

"The Soveriegn LORD is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to go on the heights." Habakkuk 3:19

* These thoughts are my take away's from Pastor's Scott's message, and not Pastor Scott's message. Thanks Pastor Scott for the word and the seed that was planted in my heart.