Life between the eyes

I have spent the last few months working with Journey Church to prepare for our big launch. The Easter service next week will double as our official "launch". We have been running an Alpha course recently and that has been a lot of fun. The band has been working hard to get ready for the service. We plan to do a blend of video and music combined with a breakfast and followed by an easter egg hunt for the kids. It promises to be quite fun and we are praying for 200 guests. If you are a praying person, pray for us this Sunday.

I had a revelation recently concerning faith. I was talking with my Alpha group this past week and the question I asked them was "when you think about God do you feel love or fear?" As the group gave their answers I realized that I did not have a good answer. I decided I better start thinking quickly.
My answer seemed to come to me as I shared. I told the group how I had determined to follow Christ when I was four years old. Since that time I had always felt the closeness of the Spirit. When I rebelled as a young adult, it was the absence of that feeling that convicted me and brought me back to a life of faith.
As for the the question at hand, I can't say that I feel either. I have such an analytical mind that I over-analyze things more than feel them. I find my mind trying to figure out what response of mine will get the response from God that I want.

At that point I realized that faith for me is accepting where and what God has me doing right now. Though this may seem like basics for some, It was an epiphany to me. All the planning and strategizing I do in my life have to be submitted to God's will, or they will not be successful. As a servant of Christ, I won't be happy if I am not doing God's will. More on this to come . . .