Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Alright Alright

If only I lived in Highland Village, TX. I would be a member of this church. Without a doubt.

TJ found the Village Podcast a few weeks ago and at first, I was a little sceptical. Especially after checking out the website. My first thoughts were, 'Oh great, this is some ginormous mega church that feeds their congregation cotton candy gospel and preaches a sermon every other week about giving generously....'

Then I listened to the sermons.

The leaders God has placed in this church get it. They really do. They understand knowing God, being known by him, the depravity of human nature, the undeniable need for a Savior, all of the passion and depth to knowing Him, what it means to walk in the Spirit and not of the flesh, the importance of prayer, being obedient to Christ, and they're not afraid to preach it. It's not just something they're regurgitating but Christ is present and speaks through these leaders.

So if you're looking for a little supplement to your walk with God, check out the Village Church podcast. It's so encouraging to hear people who are truly passionate for God speak with such truth, insight, and wisdom that can only be given by Him.

A Week of Freedom

So it's been a little while since I've written. In fact the past couple of weeks I've debated whether or not I should just get rid of my blog. Even though sometime I'm sure that day will come, I don't think it's now.

Yesterday was the first time I was on the computer for a week. I decided to fast from all things computer and it was amazing how God used that. First day off the computer I had dinner ready,eaten, and dishes washed by 6:3o. Seriously never happens. It also forced me to work on things that normally I could put off forever if I could ... sorting socks for example. I found that it was easier to focus my thoughts on things above rather than useless t.v. shows ... high school musical in this case.

Beside that though, I knew I needed to break my dependency and hopefully with the help of God, learn some self control.