RantandRave

"Be present in your Faith"

Just curious what you think about this phrase?

I was reading through a bunch of old devotionals that I had wrote as a youth pastor. In one of these devotionals I said,

"Real Faith, is stepping up to the plate and knocking out of the park. Real Faith is breaking a 30 yard run for a touchdown."

I once said this to a bunch of teens at a youth retreat a couple of years ago. I wonder today if I believe this today. I am torn on two levels.

Is real faith the big homerun or the long run for the touchdown? Is real faith going all out in our in our encounters with those who don't believe? Are we to be aggressive and always seek a conversion in every conversation we have with people?

But on a whole different level is it the base hits or the one or two yard run that moves you closer to the ultimate goal? Are we just to have conversations with people in which we talk about daily life and how we react to it as a Christians? Hoping to show them Christ rather than telling them unless of course they ask.

The second series of thinking is from a book I'm reading called aka "Lost" This is a book that is making me wonder about how we do evangelism.

So I wonder what you think, should we be all out in telling people about Jesus Christ leading them to Him? Or should we just be ourselves and have normal conversations hoping to lead them to Christ eventually leading them through our actions?

Let me know what you think.

We look toward the future,
a future without eyes to see.

We know things are not sure,
but we rest and rely only in Thee.

We watch the days unfold,
days in which we use only for You.

Our vision, as being bold,
boasting in the One, the True.



In 7 days, the session of the Eastern Territory School for Officer Training will commission as Salvation Army officers. What an awesome privilege to be call by God to be such. Please continue to pray for us, as we prepare our hearts and minds in the coming days.

In just about 8 days, I will begin the call that God has placed on my life. I belive that at an early age I was called to be Salvation Army officer. I accepted this call and entered into the Salvation Army Training School. Fully prepareed for what God would show as it pertains to this call for my life. But as the days approach a thought is slowly penetrating my consciousness.

Well in a few short days I will be commissioned as a Salvation Army officer(pastor). I believe wholeheartly that God has given this call on my life. But as the days pass and slowly become hours before commissioning, I am questioning, not the call on my life, but the ability in which I am able to fulfill this call.

Everyday I learn what is meant to be a Salvation Army officer, and I am challenged. Challenged to obey the call YES, but challenged even more that God would entrust me with this very specific calling for my life. I find myself in these coming days, with thoughts of inadequateness for this call. Thoughts that I, might be able to accept, engage, and fulfil this call is weighing heavily on my heart today.

But I wonder today, do you know the call that God has placed on your life? And if you do, what are your thoughts about how you are fulfilling this call. This is just something that has been on my mind and heart as of late. Please comment.