The will of God

Hey everyone! I know it's been a while since I have posted a blog. I have been going through much transition in my life which is a very awesome thing. I feel in a sense that I have been in a standstill and nothing has been productive in my spiritual life. I allowed school to take a lot of precedence in my life and placed it before God. I have placed friends among other things before God until recently. I became numb to this mentality of "I can do this. Jesus won't care. I am just living my life". I was beginning to listen to "the enemy" so to speak. I was allowing myself to fall into certain traps of a content attitude. I wanted comfort over what God wanted for me. My world has also been turned upside down. I recently started going to Liberty Church. I love the pastor and the people there. It feels very genuine and seems like everyone is onboard with changing their lives and allowing God to come in and change their hearts. It seems like there are too many churches these days that are sugarcoating their ministry. Certain churches want to water everything down and please everyone. If Jesus came back, I highly doubt he would come into our church buildings and say "Hey everybody! Boy, do I have a feel good message for you guys today." I think it would be more like "Hey everyone! Turn your Bibles to the Gospels. You remember those books of the Bible that show how much I love you and want you to love others. How I died on a cross for you and became sin on your behalf. I need you guys to change your hearts and take up your cross for Me. Do as I did and lay your burdens at the cross." I can't say that I know exactly what Jesus would say if he came back and visited the church today but I have a feeling it wouldn't make us feel good. The best things aren't always the easiest to achieve.

Another thing I have been dealing with is this whole "What is God's will for my life?" I have always said this but it never really clicked in my mind that I am doing the will of God. If I am seeking Him and keeping my focus on Him, He directs my paths and makes a way for me. It isn't always going to be a bed of roses but I will know that He is at work and guides my steps. It's easy to read certain things in the Bible but then to actually do it takes courage and discipline. God asks certain things of us but it is for our benefit that we obey and follow. Our flesh gets in the way and we become a slave to our sinful desires. We become free when we allow God to work through us and in us. We have to allow God to come into our lives and change our hearts. This might mean that God has to take away certain relationships that are of detriment to the plan He has. Unhealthy relationships with people can halt what God wants to ultimately achieve because we become set on those relationships rather than God's will.

These are just a few thoughts and ideas that I have been thinking about recently. If you could, please pray for me. I want God to search me completely and take away anything that He finds unfit or unpleasing. I usually pray this prayer and almost expect God to become a magical genie and allow me to become this perfect follower but now I realize it takes work. It is very hard work to cut my fleshy desires and seek out the spiritual direction.