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I’m sorry, I can’t hold it in any longer. The last 5 months of my life have been unbelievably amazing. Despite the fact that the events were catalyzed by the end of my marriage, I’ve seen God do amazing things this summer and I wanted to take the time to share them. Back in April my entire life changed. Most significantly my heart was supernaturally transformed from a person who was consumed with self, greed and stuff into a person who is totally consumed with Jesus Christ. I had nothing to do with this transformation, let me be clear. I had been praying over the last couple years the same prayer, over and over, “God, please change my heart”. There were many areas of my life that, despite my faith in Jesus, weren’t surrendered to him. Allow me to give painful detail:
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I wanted what I wanted far more than I wanted what God wanted. I grew up poor and above all else wanted to become rich so I could have stuff and things. I wanted security, subconsciously, so I wouldn’t have to depend on God. I could get by on my own thank you very much.
Subconsciously I was always trying to “do enough” so that God would be pleased with me. Somehow along the way I totally forgot that my deeds are like filthy rags before the Lord, and my only hope of ever making God “happy” was by being atoned for by Jesus.
I had selfish reasons for wanting to be seen as a “man of the Word” and an authority and mentor on things of the Bible. I used to get angry because people didn’t come to me wanting Biblical advice. After all, I knew it all, so why WOULDN’T you want to get my input? I’m ashamed…
I couldn’t use the talents God has given me for service because I was too busy being proud of them. In my mind all of my gifts and talents were a result of my hard work, not a gift from God that was given so I could glorify Him.
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All of these things changed within a 1 month period of time, so much so that it was overwhelmingly obvious that the Hand of God had truly reached down and took the time to clean up this wicked sinner. Praise His Name!
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Not long after this I had a heart for worship that I had never known. I had also been praying over the last year for God to show me what true worship was. I didn’t believe in “emotion-filled” worship, and I also didn’t feel like I was experiencing anything I would have considered worship most of the time. For the first time in nearly a year I picked up my guitar and prayed that God would allow me to praise Him through music. Music began pouring out of me, I couldn’t contain it. I would stay up until 2 or 3:00 in the morning and I just couldn’t put it down, it was amazingly beautiful. I started to see that when my hearts desire was to truly glorify God He would do amazing things through me. For the first time ever I surrendered my talents totally to Him, I knew they weren’t meant for my glory.
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Once I had found a love for worship music I started digging through iTunes to see what worship music was on there. In the past I listened to a few Christian artists, but they had to pass a strict list of technical requirements and talent-level tests before I thought they were worthy. I was missing the point. I had always liked “Revelation Song” by Kari Jobe so the first thing I did was buy her album, which had just been released I believe. That night I laid in my bed listening to that album, eyes closed and weeping. I realized at that moment that God, despite my circumstances and the pain I was feeling, was worthy of praise. He was more than enough for me. His love was far more than I would ever need. My heart was filled and overflowing with Praise for my Amazing God.
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Eventually, through Kari’s music, I discovered Gateway Worship and started listening to them. One night I was watching a Gateway Worship DVD and I heard God tell me “I will take you there”. At first I didn’t think too much about it, but a few moments later, as I realized those words didn’t come from my own thoughts, I got on the floor and began praying. “God, if this word is from you, I want it. Take me there. I will go anywhere you want me to go, use me.” I didn’t even know where Gateway Church was located at the time I don’t think. All I knew is that I now had a sense of purpose, a clear direction that I was going to follow.
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My cousin Anton is my best friend and a brother in Christ that is wise beyond his years, the Spirit of God speaks loudly through him. I told him about what had happened and that’s when I received my first confirmation. As it turns out he had a friend who had been worship leader at a church in Florida he attended. This person had accepted a position at Gateway Church, so they were now one of the leaders of Gateway Worship. So, literally the day after I receive this calling I found out that my cousin here in Indiana knows someone who’s not only on staff at Gateway Church, they’re one of the leaders of Gateway Worship. And this wasn’t the only confirmation I got, I had another friend who also “happened” to have connections with people in Gateway’s audio/video departments. I began to give praise to God each time He would give me these sorts of confirmations. It made it very easy to take steps of faith.
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I started connecting with people from Gateway, and specifically people in Gateway Worship on Facebook. Instantly I had a couple of people who took an active interest in my journey and were awesome encouragers. Eventually I decided that it was time to go and visit Texas and see what the church was all about. As I started thinking about it I was growing a little anxious. I could easily have driven to Texas, attended a church service and never spoken to a single person, the trip could prove to be fairly uneventful and that would have been extremely confusing. I prayed one night for God to show me what I should do in preparation for the trip. I had always been a big self-promoter, trying to do things the right way to get the desired outcome, etc. I didn’t want to do this that way. I wanted God to show me what to do and provide a way if this was what He was calling me to.
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The next morning I received a message on Facebook from someone who sings with Gateway Worship. Heidi had been incredibly supportive from the beginning and her message was an unmistakable answer to my prayers the night before. She had suggested someone to get in contact with to make my visit to Gateway more fruitful and get my questions answered. She also invited me to sit in on pre-service run throughs with Gateway Worship. Yep, I cried.
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Never before had I seen God’s answers to my prayers so quickly and obviously. These sorts of prayer answers came frequently and eventually I had enough faith in the calling that I put my house up for rent… and found a Christian family, who were wanting to move to the area to start a church, to rent it the same day. I was invited by my dad to come and stay with them until I had the money saved to move to Texas, so I took him up on it. After all, I still hadn’t been to Texas and I, at the very least, needed to go down there to look for a place to live before making the move. As it turns out, God had a plan for taking me to my dad’s house too. A couple of weeks after I moved in I went to see Kari Jobe lead worship in Ohio and my 17-year-old brother Austin came with me. He decided, on the 4 hour car ride home, that he wanted Jesus in his life too. Again I was humbled, and brought to tears, by this overwhelming display of God’s sovereignty.
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A couple of weeks later I drove, with Austin, to Dallas Texas. The weeks leading up to the trip were extremely challenging. I recognize them now as spiritual attacks that were attempting to lead me away from the path God had convinced me to walk on. In hindsight it’s scary how close I came to explaining away the calling to Texas. Through the distraction I knew that once I got to Texas and visited the church I would know, for sure, wether or not God was calling me there. It’s hard to explain how conflicted I felt about things at that time. (In writing this now I’m sorry that I questioned the calling in the first place)
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I had the entire weekend filled with meetings that had been arranged with Heidi as well as Jason, one of the associate pastors of worship at the church. Saturday I was invited to sit in on a pre-service run through of all of the music for that evenings service. I drove up to the church (an impressive building) and parked in the otherwise empty parking lot. It was quite odd walking into this huge building that’s obviously design to accommodate thousands of people and yet seeing no one else. As I opened the doors I was instantly met with the beautiful sounds of a cappella vocal harmony. They were singing “Here in Your Presence” by New Life Worship. I got chills, I’m not gonna lie. I followed the voices around the hallway until I saw a door that lead into the auditorium.
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There I sat for an hour or so and experienced worship in-person with this group that only weeks ago I had been worshipping with through a DVD. I was overwhelmed, many times, by how far, and to where, God had brought me. And I knew this was home.
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Afterwords I got to meet Heidi and had a few questions answered. It’s a bit of a blur now, but I do remember expressing to her what an answer to prayer she had been on that night when I prayed for God to show me what to do on my visit. She said God had told her to encourage and help me. Praise God. The next day I had arranged to meet with Jason, one of the associate pastors of worship at the church. He answered even more questions and was an unbelievably loving brother in Christ. He took me back to meet everyone who was leading worship that weekend, which was great. I also Got to finally meet Kari Jobe, but I didn’t say much. Hopefully in the coming years I’ll be able to explain to her the amazing ways God used her to communicate His love and more-than-enough-ness to me.
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After all of that I ran into someone else that I had been communicating with on Facebook. April and her husband Marco. We sat for a while and I was instantly amazed at the similarities between us. They’re both graphic designers and musicians with amazing love for the Lord. I instantly felt a connection with them that has grown by leaps and bounds since I got back to Indiana, I’m most excited to see what God has in store for that relationship.
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So, my visit to Texas was the most amazing confirmation I could have ever wanted. I found an apartment and I got a peek at what God has in store for me at Gateway as well as the friends He has connected me with already. I’ll be moving the first week of October and I couldn’t be more excited. I already have plans for pursuing my calling to leading worship and writing music the moment I arrive there. God is good and faithful. The anticipation and excitement I have about the coming years pours out of me. I’ve seen mere glimpses of what He has in store for me and I’m humbled and overwhelmed.
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I write all of this not to tell you how awesome my calling is, or how excited I am about going to a church where Kari Jobe is one of the worship leaders. I write all of this to give praise to our Amazing God for His faithfulness. For His ability to truly rise us out of the ashes of life. For His unfathomable sovereignty. For His Amazing Love. Even if you can’t write, play or sing music, your life-song can sing out God’s praises. Praise Him!
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I’m in an incredible season right now and my mind is practically vibrating right now with excitement because of the events that are going on in my life and the church we serve. I’ve just finished two years of wilderness in Texas that were very trying in many ways and amazing in others (I did find my wife there after all) and it makes the sweetness of this season all the more tasty.
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John 5:19 Jesus gave them this answer: “Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does. 20 For the Father loves the Son and shows him all he does. Yes, and he will show him even greater works than these, so that you will be amazed.
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So the things that really stood out to me in this passage is that Jesus, even though he was 100% yielded to the Spirit within him, didn’t feel it necessary to exercise his will when making decisions. Now I don’t want to take this to extremes, I’m guessing he didn’t have to ask the father wether he should eat fish and crackers or figs and berries for lunch, but then again maybe he did… He felt it worthwhile, necessary to determine the prompting of the Spirit to determine what things he should be doing with his time.
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Now it would be so easy to take this in a legalistic direction and just say we should pray before every decision, but I don’t think that is at all what this verse is saying. I believe it’s telling us that we have a Spirit living inside of us that, if we’ll stop long enough to listen, will tell us what the Father is up to so we can join in with Him and work!
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God created all of us with a purpose and identity embedded within us. This thing we call life is all about reaching that purpose and connecting with people along the way. Everything else is either just a necessity or clutter. Would you start asking Him about what you are to be doing and then, and this is important, listen for a response?
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Daddy I pray over everyone who reads this. I pray that you would show them how much you love them right, I pray that even as they read this sentence that you would whisper words of love into their hearts. Lord we know that you want to be ever-present in our lives and we invite you in today!
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I’m installing some blinds in my office today. Because of the large amount of snow outside reflecting the sunlight it’s sometimes very difficult to see my computer (what an 80s word) screen. As I sat back down at my desk I had mixed emotions; even though I can see my screen much better I’m not able to enjoy the beautiful country landscape outside of my office as much as I was before. A thought came to mind.
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I’ve been thinking about the absence of light a bit lately. Our enemy has one overriding tactic that he uses to try and gain control over our will and emotions and that is to give us a false interpretation of what our circumstances mean. Slowly, as we agree with his lies and misinformation darkness creeps in, or rather light is shut out. The longer the light is blocked from the room of your heart the more the darkness takes over and the mold thrives in the dark dankness of that area. Thank God He’s a lifter! A lifter of the blinds in this case The act of lifting the blinds is a simple one, you simply ask God to give you His truth about those events, if not why they happened then ask Him how He plans to use them for good… you know the verse. It’s so simple, but sometimes we actually want to agree with the lies of the enemy. We want to hold onto the hurt, the pain, the grief. Sometimes it’s even scary to think about opening up that pain to the light because of how much it might hurt us or God but that’s just a protective mechanism that the darkness has enacted towards you, it wants to stay dark you see. So how do you start this opening of the blinds? Here’s an example: God, I’m not sure what lie or lies I’ve believed that have caused this darkness in my heart but would you show me what those lies are? As He reveals each one of them ask Him to tell you the truth. His words will be remarkably personal and intimate, crafted in the perfect order for you. I love you all!
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\nThis last August I left the best job I’ve ever had. I was working at Gateway Church, one of the most amazing and healthy churches on the planet, where I was part of the small group of web developers and designers responsible for maintaining dozens of websites. It was an amazing job and even though I had seasons where I struggled with giving a little too much of my time to the job I thoroughly enjoyed it up until the day I left.
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God had been preparing me to leave for a couple of months. Up until that point I could never have imagined wanting to leave my position, it was satisfying in a way that no other job I’ve had was. I was doing great work, learning cutting edge techniques and serving the kingdom all in the same position. But soon after realizing that God was calling us to move to Indiana I could feel the rumblings begin. It was time to transition out of that position and into full time freelance.
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I’ve been freelance before but it was very cushy. I had a full time contract with a company in California where I was making a great salary and had enough work on my plate to keep me busy for a year at any given moment. That was easy, no trust required, this was something very different. While my salary at Gateway wasn’t anything exorbitant it did pay most of our bills and it paid on time like clock work. I was quickly thrust into a position where I was living project to project and would literally come down to the last day on one project before another would come in, guaranteeing work for at least a few weeks. Still I had this overwhelming sense of confidence that as long as I kept working diligently and doing my best that God would provide. Things were great and I was enjoying the feeling of dependence on my God. And then things got a little deeper.
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After a while of living out this pattern I started to trust Him a little more and I started to have new feelings which are hard to explain. I was starting to feel like not only could I trust Him to provide for us but that I also didn’t have to take projects just because they would pay the bills. I felt like I could make the choice to choose projects about which I was excited or passionate. Ever since I left Gateway I’ve wanted to focus on serving churches and other Kingdom-focused ministries and now I had confidence that I could trust God to provide even if I was only taking on the types of projects that I knew I would enjoy and truly devote myself to. It wasn’t that there was anything wrong with the other projects but I didn’t have the desire to work on those as much.
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It was a very interesting transition. I had to let a client or two go and I withdrew my proposal for a project that I wasn’t too excited about. The people-pleasing part of me felt wrong, like I was making a mistake, but the faithful part of me knew that my greatest work would come from projects that I could focus on passionately. Since then I’ve stayed busy with a couple of churches and some secular projects that I really enjoy working on and I’ve had more than enough work. He is truly faithful.
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My spirit tells me that all of this is about learning to truly trust God to provide, no matter what my logic tells me. Who knows, maybe one day He’ll tell me to step out into vocational ministry even though there’s no guaranteed source of income! I’m not quite there yet, but I’ll be there soon enough!
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So how are you doing in terms of trusting God as your provider? I don’t believe He calls everyone to leave their job and go freelance, but are you trusting God to be your provider in spite of your steady paycheck? It’s easy to trust our employer and forget that our Great God is the one sustaining you. Praise Him today for His great provision in your life!
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I’m going to go out on a limb. Can I be transparent with you? I’m a little gun-shy these days when it comes to trusting that God wants to give me good things. You know when God tells you that he’s going to give you this position, that job, this ministry or that spouse? You think wow, there’s no way I’m worthy of that God… then over time you begin to think “that was just me, that wasn’t God telling me those things, that’s just my pride welling up. God would never give someone like me something like that“. Maybe your thoughts aren’t so self-condemning, mine usually aren’t either, but they’re something like that.
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So why am I gun-shy? Those who have followed my story over the last few years probably know why.
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A little over two years ago I was going through one of the most intense and life-changing experiences of my life. In the midst of all of that I clearly hear God tell me that it was time to move to Texas and attend Gateway Church. I also knew (felt) that He had told me to get involved in the worship ministry at Gateway. I had a passion for worship, without a doubt, but no experience leading worship and very little experience even playing in front of people. But, I had a passion for music and worship and I knew God could do the rest. I packed up and two years ago today I moved to Texas. But as soon as I arrived I felt like the victim of a cruel bait and switch.
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To boil a long story down to a few sentences I did finally get involved in Gateway’s worship department… but it was just a few months before God told us we would be moving back to Indiana. Because of this they “weren’t sure what to do with me” since they were looking for longer-term people. I was at a cross roads. Do I follow what I believe God is telling us to do and move a thousand miles north to Indiana or do I step into what I BELIEVE to be part of my destiny and stick around Texas so I can become part of Gateway Worship? It was a test, and it hurt. You see I knew that God was telling us to move back to Indiana this fall. I BELIEVED that He wanted me to move to Texas so I could be involved in Gateway Worship.
\n\n\n\nThe GSA crowd from fall of 2011. This is the exact time and place when Crys decided she actually liked me, though the relationship wouldn’t start for some time…\n\n\n\n
So I’ve got a little egg on my face and quite honestly I feel like an idiot sometimes, but I guess that’s what happens when you assign your own reasons and suppositions to God’s direction. So while I’ve learned my lesson to just wait and see where God leads. Instead of trying to “discern” what His will might be I’ll just keep asking Him and wait to hear His voice.
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So, is there a situation in your life where you feel like God has left you a bit high and dry? Are you willing to take an honest look at your heart and your motives and see if maybe you’ve allowed yourself to chase after His promise instead of listening to His will? Don’t waste much time in that wilderness, get back to His voice as soon as you can and be willing to let the dream die, after all, the thing He has for you is so much better!
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For a moment I want you to forget about all of the stuff you’ve been told about religion. Think about this from an emotional perspective. The veil separating God and man was torn the day Christ died. It literally tore from ceiling to floor, but it also symbolically tore. Where as before our unholiness separated us from God and thus only the High Priest could enter behind the veil after making a blood sacrifice, now all men through Christ are seen as holy in God’s sight. We now have the LITERAL ability to look at God face to face, without fear.
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God loves us so much that he was willing to go to great lengths to gain face-to-face relationship with us. We shouldn’t take this so lightly. We, especially as Americans, have a natural instinct to honor sacrifice. People in the armed service are held to a very high regard, as they should be, because of the sacrifice they have made, and make on a daily basis for our freedom. God made an even greater sacrifice, for our freedom.
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Praise HIM! It’s time to rise church!
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I had it all. Well, almost. I was working in a highly lucrative contract position making a six figure salary. I was doing all sorts of home projects, buying toys, eating out every meal, I was loving every minute of it. The only problem with all of this was that I was having to work 16 hour days almost every day of the week in order to keep up with the demands of this high-paying position. It was going to take away as much of me as I was willing to give it and as long as I was being paid nicely I gave it all of me, and my family. But it didn’t last long.
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My wife called me home from work one day and what happened next was a conversation that was as shocking as it was surreal. She was leaving. I was shocked, embarrassed, hopeless and lost. I immediately knew that one of the major culprits of all of this was my worship of my work and the sense of approval it provided in my life. I didn’t just like working, I needed the approval it gave me, the sense of accomplishment. I worshipped it. You see, worship means worth-ship. To worship something is to give it a prominant place of worth (time) in your life. I worshipped me. I was consumed with doing what I wanted to do, all of the time.
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But then it all changed. I was brought to the lowest point of my life and it was there that I found my Daddy. After over ten years of being religious, it all burned away and I was left with nothing but pure love for my God, the God I thought I had known all along.
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It all turned out well in the end, God led me to Texas where I found my wife Crys, an amazing woman who loves me like I’ve never known. He’s also brought me to a new understanding of who He truly is, something I couldn’t have learned easily without hardship. But the question that lingers in my mind is what would it have looked like if I had listened to His voice without having to endure the trials and the pain? What would life look like?
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Man of God, it’s not worth it. The late hours, all of the time that you’re investing in your work in order to gain some sense of approval is not worth it. It doesn’t mean you can’t love your job and what you do, it just means that you can’t allow yourself to become so selfish that you’re constantly choosing your job and the enjoyment or fulfillment you get out of it over your family. Your first ministry is to your family and that doesn’t just mean providing for them, it means being present in their lives. You have to be there. Provide, yes, but don’t allow yourself to get sucked into a pattern that strokes your ego and provides you with a sense of value that you should be getting only from your God. You are not what you do, you are His son. Say it out loud: I am not what I do, I am His son.
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I love you guys. \nEvan
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To worship something is to give it a prominant place of worth (time) in your life.Worship none but God
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I’ve met a couple of celebrities over the years. I’ve never been too enamored with fame or those whom fame thrusts into the spotlight, but I do have a few heroes that I was happy to meet. Quite a few years ago a friend and myself arrived early (far too early) for a concert in Cincinnati Ohio. As we stood outside nearly five hours before the concert an extremely tall man walked past and after a second or two I realized it was Steve Vai, the very man we were standing in line to see that night. I’m guessing you have no idea who Steve Vai is, and I can’t say I blame you, he’s a solo guitarist who is admired by pretty much every guitar player on the planet. I ran over, introduced myself and shook his massive hand, it was pretty cool.
Just a few weeks ago I got to meet someone else that I admire greatly, Kari Jobe. She’s a worship leader and vocalist who I hadn’t heard much of until about 6 months ago. I was visiting Gateway Church in Texas, which is the church I’ll be joining once I get moved to Texas, and she’s one of the associate pastors there. What I couldn’t tell her at the time, but hope to tell her one day is how God used her, in the darkest period of my life, to remind me that He was more than enough for me. It was an amazing blessing. But there’s one encounter that tops them all.
Tonight when I was praying I was struck, again, for what seems the hundredth time in the last 6 months with an amazing thought: The Creator of the universe is willing to spend time thinking about, talking to and having a relationship with me. Whoah. Of all of the people in the universe from whom I could steal just a moment of their attention, none of them could ever top that. The same God that spoke the heavens into existence and assigned names to the countless stars pursues me, cares about me, wants me to care about Him. Have you pondered that before? Despite the fact that he knows everything, the good – and the bad – about you, He loves you to a degree that you cannot even fathom. And nothing will make him happier than for you to love Him back! My prayer for you is that today, even right now wether you’re sitting in a cubicle or at home in front of your computer, that you’ll take a moment and allow yourself to be overcome by His Amazing Love.
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