Irresistible?

"What is irresistible about you to the world that we live in?  Are people attracted to the Christ in you? Are people attracted to the irresistible Jesus Christ, Son of God, in you?  Do they know he lives in  you; do they know that he exists in you?  How are loving people; how are you accepting them?  How are you displaying Christ in your life?  Because if we're going to be effective at sharing the gospel with the world we live in, we've got to be intentional with our relationship with Christ in a way that we can display Him to the world that we live in, in a way that people can come to know who Jesus is by the way that we live our lives.  What is it about you that people are attracted to you?  That they're wondering, "Why does she live that way?"  "Why does he live that way?"  "Why does he do the things he does?"  "What's different about him?"......"

                                   -Brad Horton

Wow!  What does my life look like?  Am I irresistible?  I know that Jesus is; I know that He was.  People were attracted to Jesus; they followed Him.  He was different, not in an attempt to be cool, but because He was holy, set apart for God's glory.      

How precious are your thoughts to me, O God!

God is doing a lot in my life...much of it through unwanted circumstances.  Sometimes I don't understand why He does the things that He does.  I know he wants the best...I know he has a plan for me....I know all these things and I have unshakable faith in that.  I will NOT be shaken.  

Before I get to the point I think I need to define who people think that I am...

I'm that guy that has it all together.  The one that everything works out for.  The one who knows who he is and is content in the things in his life.  

At least that's who I think people see me as....

So...here's my point....I don't have it all together.  

I don't really know what God is doing.  He is doing something; I just can't quite figure out what He's up to, where He's going with all this, or who He wants me to come out the other side as.  Regardless of how confused I am, I praise.  Regardless of how lost I may feel, I worship.  I push and I wrestle and I fight.  Christ fights with me, for me, and on my behalf.  The only thing to do when you are in the desert is fight your way out.  (I don't really feel like I'm in the desert, but I do feel something great happening in me and I want to see it come to fruition.)  I feel very saturated with God's presence.  God has been speaking to me very clearly.  I love the sound of His voice, the way hearing it makes me feel important.  I don't know why He would choose to communicate with me, but He does.  There is something special about affirmation from the creator.  It fills holes that no other voice can.  I'll leave you with this....

"How precious to me are your thoughts, O God!  How vast is the sum of them!  Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand."     -----Psalms 139:17-18

Amazing!  Why God?

-Randy

fun fact:  this blog was written listening to Bush...old school...kinda funny huh?

I don't know why it's been so long....

I'm not sure why its been so long since I've written on this thing....I guess I've gotten busy with life. That happens easy with me. I'll get caught up with important things and forget about other important things. I would say that my life is really busy now a days. My days off pass by in record speed and my days consumed with work and other obligations are spent eagerly awaiting my off days. It is surely a neverending cycle.

So I guess the question is, "Why start back now?" My answer to that is....because someone asked. I didn't know anyone read. So, now my prayer is that my words would carry weight...a weight that only God's words could carry. I pray that His words will be in my mouth and that I will not let my pride try to yell louder.

This is a second introduction. There will be more.

-Randy