Thursday, February 19, 2009

Everything I needed to learn about Jesus I learned in kindergarden

I was just thinking about the book of acts and how the disciples and apostles ate bread together in simplicity and went from house to house and gathered at the synagogue. Its a beautiful picture. If theirs one thing Iv noticed since Iv been saved, at least Iv noticed this in Canada is; this searching for the real thing. What is real Christianity? what does it really look like? Its like everyone is asking this question and running back and forth.
I think if anything we need Fathers right now. Definitely we don't need anymore preachers or teachings, its like the writer of Hebrews said " by now you should be teachers" with all our information and resources by now we should be examples to the world. If Christianity were a complex math problem or a formula I'm telling you we would have this thing figured out! but the problem is....it's not. Its not something we just need to figure out like an engine. Because its about people, God's building a temple out of people and what holds us together is love. How can you do a teaching on love? We have so much info and books, heres my question :
When does it become real?
I think a huge part of our problem in this part of the world is that we have had community and friendship and family stolen from us. We dont even know what it means anymore. To be a Friend even when they offend you to stick it out with someone even if they hurt you soo bad. Faithful are the wounds of a Friend Solomon once wrote.
I have only seen a few, maybe three, people in my life who just exuded love I mean they were the real deal you could tell they care.
coming back to the father issue, I was dreaming today of men who preached but weren't preachers. What I mean is I have seen this hunger especially in young people for someone who preaches but then gets down off the pulpit and comes into there world and doesn't just run out the back door.
I think of these fathers in the natural who have given up there lives and had it ruff so they could provide a better life for there children. I think of our fathers in the faith from Hebrews 11, how they gave up there lives to provide "something better for us"(vs 40). I think that's the difference between a father and a preacher, a preacher is doing it for himself and a father is doing it for the children. "You have many teachers in the faith, but not many fathers".
Family, community, breaking bread in simplicity.

Anyway let me know what you think or if you have anything to add I would like some feedback on this one.
whoever does the word of the Lord shall live by it.
I was questioned recently by someone about why I would paint a room in someones house for free. I asked "why wouldn't I?" they responded "you need to make a living." I simply said " I don't live by the work of my hands."
From there lost point of view this makes no sense. But the fact is I now live by faith and I dont rely on the work of my own hands to provide for myself. Like the two sons of adam: Cain and Abel, one brought the work of his hands and the other brought a sacrifice of faith.
This clearly is a picture of two kinds of people in the earth, one who trusts in himself and his abilities to provide for Himself and the other who trusts in the lord for his daily bread. Basically put: I don't receive my living from working, I receive my living from obeying the voice of God. This is not to say I don't work, I do, I work a full time job yet that is not the source of my provision. If all the jobs would be gone tomorrow I know as long as I obey the voice of my God I will always have my daily bread, this is the difference.
Oh Mr. Trump you got nothin' on a simple sparrow lol. That little sparrow has more faith than He does!! lol. So once again we have the tree of life(faith) vrs the tree of knowledge(works).

Just a few examples:
I gave away my van to a family who needed it and a short time later a pastor who didnt know my situation called me and said the Lord told Him in prayer to give His pathhfinder to me....
I have cheaper rent and cheaper insurance than I think anyone I know and Im under 25 (usually insc is quite high before 25)!
All the glory to God! how did this happen? I didnt even try to make these things happen all I did was seek the kingdom.
O yea one other thing the van I gave away was an answer to prayer the next day after my truck had broken down, again the person who gave had no knowledge of my need.

So I just wanted to share the goodness of the Lordwith you. Dont just trust Him with salvation, trust Him with everything!