Gone, Like saturday…

OK, so this may or may not matter. I will not be able to blog tomorrow and possibly not on Friday. I’m going to help Shana with a small camp for Creekside Christian Academy. And then on Friday, me and Shana have a date in Atlanta and I’m excited. So pray for me and all the kids I’m going to be with!

The Everlasting God

So our creative arts department ( I think it’s funny when I use titles, because we have used so many different ones, we don’t know the real one!) is still going through the Air I Breathe. Now, I used to be a huge Louie Giglio fan (this doesn’t mean I’m not still one, just not as obsessed as I used to be) and I highly recommend this little book. It offers some really encouraging insight  and thought process into being a worshipper of God. 

We are currently in Chapter 5 and it talks about becoming a true worshipper as we were designed to be… check it out. (This study is more of an overview, so if you would like the whole chapter I will try and post it later!)

The Air I Breathe

| Chapter Five: Joining the Ranks of True Worshipers

Re-cap:

How can we become who we were truly designed to be, true worshippers of God? We can’t. God reveals…so we can respond. We respond to what God reveals about Himself. Let’s look at the two characteristics.

Infinitely Awesome – God is not small. God is not self-contained in some tiny neat package. God is big, I mean really big. As the Bible says, He is from everlasting to everlasting (song). God simply is. God does not depend on anyone, nor does He need us to tell Him how good He is. We have truly only seen a mere glimpse of the awesomeness of our God.

Intimately Approachable – God honestly wants to be intimate with all of us. God is almighty and perfect and enthroned on high, yet He wants to know each of us personally. Think about that. God has given you an open invitation to know Him. You matter to God. The heavens and all the angels tell constantly of God’s glory, yet He wants to hear it from your lips. 

God is ultimately a mystery. He is in a sense the greatest paradox. We have to live heavily in the balance of this mystery. We cannot package God into our size, nor can we neglect the personal intimate times with Him. We praise God not only for who He is, but what He has done. It’s the potent combination of these two areas of praise that cause worship to always be an option for us, no matter what.

 

Discussion:

1. How does God reveal Himself to us?

2. How has your view of God changed? Has it changed? Does your view of God need to change?

3. (Don’t answer out loud) When was the last time you were completely intimate and personal with God?

4. What are some things God has done in your life that you want to publicly praise Him for?

 

Read and meditate on: Psalm 95 / Psalm 150

*If you made this far, congratulations. I would love for you to jump in on the discussion. Feel free to post your thoughts or ideas in a comment! Praises to Everlasting God!!!!