I was watching Joseph Prince the other night. I really like his preaching. It is always like drinking fresh water. What he was talking about was how people couldn't possibly be strong enough to fight off unforgiveness and grudges and other temptations like that when they weren't "eating" anything good. Kind of a what are you filling yourself up with? What you eat is what you are. Then he said something I can not stop thinking about. He said most people when they go to church aren't fed anything that is sustaining. Wow... He said most people go to church to get filled up on philosophy, psychology, drama, politics, etc... Politics is the one that hit home for me. It felt like he was talking straight to me. The Spirit automatically started teaching me how it's not about politics or anything else. You don't go to church to better your life, you go to church bc having a relationship with God betters your life. It's all about God. It's ALL about God! If it's not about Him, something is wrong! What a beautiful relief to know that I don't have ANY obligations to man. I don't have anything to prove to anybody in any way! That frees me to follow true men and women of God without needing them and without expecting anything from them. That also means I don't have to prove myself to them. Even thinking I do takes away from God! Short but sweet.
From Bondage: I need to impress people and look like i know what I'm doing.
To Liberty: I need a relationship with God, that produces a real relationship that is warm and inviting to anyone I meet.
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