Sold Out for Righteousness

The discipline I chose in this unit was the witness.  I chose this spiritual discipline because this is where my passion is, to share to people what Jesus has done for me, and how he can ultimately do the same for you.  There are allot of people that are just tired of what is going on in there life and are trying to find answers.  I have to be a willing vessel for the Holy spirit to use so that he can draw people to Him(John 6:44).  I know this  because I too was lost and now I am found.  I have compassion for the lost and they need to know the truth about Jesus and what he has done for them, we are commanded to go out and tell the good news the gospel of Jesus Christ, all that He has taught us and baptizing and making disciples(matt28:19,20).  There is a war going on and we cannot stop being used by God to be His mouthpiece.  So this is truly part of the body of Christ and it shows love towards other people.  This is something that I have not done in a while, but will be getting out there as soon as possible. I have to continue to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ!

The two spiritual disciplines I chose were the temple of God and discernment. 1 cor 6: 19,20 Paul talks about how our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, and how He lives in us and was given to us by God. He goes on to say that we have been bought with a price and we are to honor God with our body. What I learned from this is we have to be on guard from everything that is immoral because this is the temple of the living God and he requires holiness.  We have to physically take care of  ourselves as well so that we can continue the work the Lord has us to do. We have to be fit for battle. We have been bought with a price is something that we should think about and thank God about daily. The price of His only begotten Son. So it is also meaningful to remember that we are the property of God.  So I now know to present my whole  self  as a living sacrifice, Holy and acceptable to God which is our reasonable service (Rom 12:10) and the greatest of all to Love the Lord our God with all my heart, soul, mind, and strength for this is the 1st commandment(mark 12:30) bottom line there is no compromising or exceptions this what God is asking and commanding than I want to be totally obedient.

The second one I chose was discernment.  Discernment to me is being able to separate truth from deception or error.  I notice that discernment has to be used in our life as a follower of Christ.  We need it when we make decisions in what we watch on t.v. People  who are false teachers that are out and about trying to sabotage God’s plan for man, reading books and just about every basic decision in life. We  don’t always know or have understanding of everything and our culture is always changing. The way I found that helps me from what is right from wrong, moral or immoral is from the Word of God.  I have to continue to apply his word to my life and meditate on it so it becomes a part of me.  The Holy spirit will bring it back to my memory.  Discernment is definitaly  what I want.

The two I felt drawn to and picked were celebration and worship for the Worship segment.  These two I really enjoy doing and experience grattitude and amazement, as well as coming together as a body and worship our creator who skillfully constructed everthing.  When I am on my way to work and see the sun rising and the beautiful sky that is filled with awesome colors and glory I just think about how God’s handiwork is all part of the process.  To me it is his way of saying good morning. It doesn’t matter if there is no sunrise, and the sky is gray. The clouds speak of God’s magnificence.  At night when the stars are out and the moon is full. He provides the light for the night.  I take all this into consideration, and Thankful that God is in control. He is not just in control of the landscapes but also our situations when I give them to Him.  He knows better than I do and always astounds me I love God and celebrate everything he has done for humanity and for me He truly is God.

I really enjoy coming together as a body and worship God.  To really get close and personal.  When the music is playing I really put 100% of my focus on God and just praise Him.  To hear the entire assembly come together and sing songs in unison is exciting. I know God dwells among the praises of His people.   I want to worship Him in spirit and truth.  I just open my heart and allow God to just come inside.  It is true we were created to worship God. I always feel this sense of belonging when I worship during service or alone.  Sometimes they will play a specific song I like and I am really drawn to it.  Thank God I can make a joyful noise unto the Lord.

 In the Open myself to God segment, I chose contemplation and unplugging as my disciplines I felt drawn to. Lately I have been awoke to the presence of God in all things. I have noticed that He is in the big things and He is in the small things.  Obviously there is nothing impossible for God.  He is there living inside of me. When I wake up in the morning to Going to bed he is there.  I include God in everthing.  When I read his word He is there to help me understand and when I pray I now listen just to be obedient to his voice. I noticed that if you believe hard enough and call on his name He will be there. Those times and situations that I know He is there just increases my faith even more.

The unplugging one is something I have started to as of summer of 09.  There were alot of things I got rid of in my life that would have been a distraction or a hinderance.  T.V., was the first to Go, my playstation was the second thing.  As for phone nobody hardly calls me but a select few, and music has been dwindling to worship and praise.  I like to get a break from these time to time. But I really don’t  become bombarded with alot of  these. I try not to let none of these things become a hassel with my relationship with God.