Lights, Camera, Action.

"2 Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, 3 not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money" 1 Timothy 2-3

I am currently sitting on the 2nd floor balcony looking over the basketball courts at the Student Recreational Center on the lovely campus of Texas A&M University. For reasons that I will leave undisclosed I am recording some basketball games happening on the court below me. I tried to stay incognito but honestly a video camera is an abnormal sight to see at the Rec center. Needless to say along with the highlight dunk I just got on tape, I am also capturing glimpses of guys who want some showtime or guys that think I am someone special.

What is captivating me on this night is not the basketball. But the fact that I am garnering so much attention. It is funny how when we are aware of the fact that we are being watched, we tend to put on a show. The fact of the matter is that we are always being watched. Watched by and omnipotent, omnipresent God; watched by our peers; watched by those younger than us. With that in mind it makes my ultimate point so crucial.

As Christians, that is followers of Christ, we are called to live above reproach. Although we do not acknowledge it, we are constantly under close watch. And that means for good or bad. I do not know about you, but when people are watching me, I do not want them to see me. I want them to see my creator. I want them to see my loving father. Not the corrupt flesh that disguises the Holy in my heart. In order to make sure He is what they see, I must be careful to live above reproach. Even when "no one is watching".



.Grace and Peace.
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Waiting...

Before man was created, God created things that are pleasant to man. There is nothing wrong with these things, as they are from God and all good things are from God. And the intentions of God are not inherently evil; the intentions of man are inherently evil. We take pleasant, good creation and pervert it to fit our mold, or idea of how the world should be. Along the way we fill our lives with these things, neglecting that the God who put them there is waiting for us to make an effort. Waiting for us to make time for Him. 

The Lord  has laid that on my heart. "Be still and know that I am God" For me, this means that I make time for rest, and meditation on who he is and what he is telling me right now in my life. It means I make time to meet with my God every day. Every day. That's my prayer for myself right now. And my prayer for you. Be still.

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