Glad.
I am glad to have heard the Gospel again today.
I love that I can hear the Gospel over and over and over and it still feels new. It still feels refreshing each and every time. Still gives me the chills and brings me so much joy. I can't think of anything else I've heard this many times that has the same effect on me. I can't think of anything that makes me feel the way that the Gospel does.
Maybe forgetting it sometimes or not taking the time to sit and ponder it is necessary so that we can be refreshed. All that crap we let build up in our heads, all those distractions, all that focusing on our mistakes, all that confusion about God, people, our families, our futures--I see how this is good because when compared to the relief and joy I feel at hearing someone explain Jesus' sacrifice and God's love to me again and again, all that stuff seems so miniscule. And it helps me put things into perspective again. God's love orrr the crap in my mind. Hm, well I'd rather just focus on the His love all the time. It's much simpler. And much more beautiful.
I've been watching videos by different pastors trying to figure out what to talk about with the 8th graders whom I love so much at c-group tonight. I've watched messages on specific passages of Scripture. I've watched videos about getting through the hard times and how God carries us through if we rely on Him. I've learned a little bit more about how we get so lost and consumed in our own narrow view of the world around us. Then I landed upon one called "Just Stop and Think." And this one made me cry, made me feel at peace, created this sense of stillness, and just brought me back to the refreshing thoughts I've just shared. I just wanted to write about it all, because admittedly, I have a tendency to forget. We all have a tendency to forget. And that's such a shame.
posted by Emily @ 5:09 PM
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