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It has been awhile since I have put up a post on this site.  Has life been busy?  Absolutely with taking on a new roll as the interim Children’s Pastor and at the same time trying to find a full time pastorate it had been some busy times.  One of the reason why I wanted to take a few minutes and right this post stems from a book I recently read.  The title of the book is “Just Do Something” by Kevin DeYoung.

The premise of the book is how we overspiritualize alot of decisions that come into our lives wondering whether or not it is truly God will or not.  The book is a great fast read and for me really changed the way I look at many decisions not only in the church but in my life as well.  We tend to get so caught up in this idea of whether or not it is God’s will for us to be in a particular ministry instead of just realizing it is God’s will for us to serve.  God wants us involved in the church.

Often times we use God’s will as an excuse to simply sit on the sideline and to never enter the game.  In essence we are abusing our relationship with Christ and twisting God’s word around to suit our needs.  How is it right for us to blame God for not entering a ministry.  Many times we say “well it was not God’s will”  when in reality we just did not want to do it.  I often wish we would just get in the game.

I know over these past few months in my life I could no longer be content to just sit God wanted me to get off the bench and get busy.  You know it does not even matter what it is God wants me involved in the livelihood of his church.  God want me to be busy about His kingdom and when I refuse to do so I am selfish and filled with pride because in the reality of it all I am merely looking out only for my interest.  So if you are reading this Get of the bench and Get in the game.

Well we found out few days ago that my wife had to go on bed rest.  I knew something was wrong when the we got to the hospital and the nurse was checking everything out and said this is not good we have to admit you.  So after what was the second stay in the hospital and with Micah John at almost 31 weeks the Dr. said no activity you need to rest.   No big deal right.  Wrong this turns out to be huge deal.

The plan for us was to move on the 23rd of this month to MO that is now 3 weeks away and I am so in trouble.  My wife and I kind of motivate each other and to be honest there are days I don’t want to do anything but there is so much to do.  It is so overwhelming.  I actually have alot done and maybe I am over exaggerating but it seems like so much to do by myself.  What is awesome is that some of the ladies from the church have set it up for us to have meals all week long that is so great.  I mean I like to cook but to cook, clean, pack, take care of Sarai it is alot.  Now I know how my wife feels.  

Ok so what makes it even harder is if my wife does not have the Micah before we leave then obviously we cant leave and if she does have him before we leave then we probably cant leave.  Crazy I pray God why would you be keeping me here longer there is a reason I pray He will show me.  Anyway so we will be sending everything well most everything we own to Missouri on Memorial Day weekend and Tzigane and I will head to Missouri with Micah later.  Well at least that is the plan for now.

Another thing moving is stinking expensive.  I mean to rent a truck it is nearly 900 bucks plus our gas ouch.  Plus our other vehicles that is not cheap.  In addition my lease is for one year which is until July ouch again.  

Well if you read this blog it is just kind of an update on things that are going on in my life which is no big deal ha.  

Keep praying for Micah John Monda he is now almost 32 weeks.  Pray for my wife because I pretty much keep her in bed all day.  Pray that god will give us direction.

In this blog I am going to talk about two things we say in relationship to prayer that are really kind of goofy.

 

I am sure that you have heard this one before. “This was bathed in prayer” What does this statement mean?  I am convinced that this has become a blanket statement for Christian to cover up either stupid decisions or things they do not want to explain.  We use this statement almost to say well I prayed about it so it has to be right.  It like saying I robbed a convenience store but it was bathed in prayer, I gossiped about my brother or sister but it was bathed in prayer, I made a decision that had a terrible effect on someone but it was bathed in prayer.  I mean come on what a load of crap.  Can we really say this just to cover up our ignorance?

This statement is also filled with arrogance.  I mean when we tell someone this what are we saying to them.  ”I am more spiritual because I bathed this in prayer” we are making an assumption that the other person did not pray at all about the circumstance.  Not only that if they did pray and they heard something different then us then they must not have been hearing from God after all we bathed our decision in prayer.  Is it at all possible that we can actually pray about something and still make the wrong decision well absolutely (of course I suppose this all depends on to what degree you take predestination to).  I have seen so many people that have prayed about something and then still turn around and make a totally ignorant decision.  Of course it is because people pray out of Gods will all the time.  

Might I suggest the next time you go to say this statement maybe stop and think about it.  Why are you saying it?

I want to address one other thing I know this is a long blog.  It drives me absolutely crazy when someone prays and tells you what Gods will is for your life.  For whatever reason God has revealed all of this about your life to another person rather than to you.  I know that this can happen but if someone is walking with the Lord and praying and taking with the Lord don’t you think the Lord would speak to them.  It is so arrogant to tell someone that God has revealed something to you about their life.  Here could be a statement “well I bathed this in prayer and asked God what He wanted to show you and this is what He said”.  Wow what an ignorant and arrogant thing to say.  God for some reason told me what He wanted you to learn?  So now I am assuming that you are not walking close enough to God to hear his voice so I will tell you what He wants to say.  Do I think you call someone in sin?  Yes, do I pray for others and intercede for them?  yes 

Its like going up to someone and saying God told me that you were supposed to start a prison ministry.  Well why wouldn’t God tell that person?  Or God told me that you needed to do this well why would God tell that person.  Especially if they are growing in the Lord.  Some of the things we do in the name of prayer and in the name of Christ blow me away.  I am sure I do worse this is it for now.