Last week I heard a sermon where God just spoke and spoke powerfully. Especially in response to a post I made last week about 'Hard Decisions', in many senses I felt that God was speaking just to me, but at the same time I knew that the sermon was for the whole church.
It was basically addressing the problem that all Christians face, and that is making decisions, should I go to university? Should I ask him/her out? Should I apply for that job? Should I do this, should I do that? and this continues until you just scream in frustration, and then you ask What's the right thing to do? What does God want me to do? How do I know that this is what he wants me to do? Should I expect a sign? etc etc.
So the talk went onto explain what we should be like and surprise surprise it's all about Jesus, as all of these decisions are very petty in the grand scheme of things, even though they seem very important to us in the moment. But what should be focused on is that we should be loving Jesus with all of our heart and then we will desire what he desires for us. e.g. If our love for Jesus does grow and grow, we then want to live for him, do things to serve and give glory to him and then ultimately do what he wants.
The talk did start off about making decisions but as I said it did go onto focus on what is truly important and that is Jesus. In the last few months Jesus has become such a real thing and my love for him has grown and grown so much in the last few months that I sometimes forget that I can still grow in love for him infinitely more than I already have done. So by hearing this talk it made me very thankful for how much my love for Jesus has grown, but more importantly focusing on continuing to grow and become completely consumed with Jesus.
In terms of last weeks decision it just made me realise that I did have God all the way through making it, even though I did mess it up to start with, I had the desire to make the right decision and do his will. So it made me very thankful for what an amazing saviour I have.
I don't want this to seem like I think I have attained a super level of godliness and every decision I make will be solely based around Jesus, as I really am not perfect in the slightest, I will continue to fall short, but I do have the desire to live for my perfect saviour.
This extract from Ephesians sums up what I want in my life pretty well from this sermon.
Ephesians 3:16-21 (NIV)
I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge---that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
David
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