I've been pondering this concept that I read in a book a while back. Its "I Kissed Dating Goodbye" and in it the author talks about how we shouldn't let our singleness get in the way of making a difference as a christian. He uses the terms preparing for marriage in several different ways. Im going to use that message the way that I've been thinking about it!
I think we all have something that holds us back from experiencing God at an all time high level. Whether it's something small or big, that's ok. God understands. One of my biggest things at a point not too long ago, was the reason that I'm reading I kissed dating goodbye. I never understood what was happening to me. I was completely blind to the fact that I was trying to find love in places that I shouldn't be longing for. Ya see, me wanting to find an awesome girl to share my life with at the wrong time didn't allow me to fully experience what God has for me.
And I think it's safe to say, that we all have something that holds us back. I read a book about teen expectations in this world. And it talked about a concept that involved an elephant held down by a small piece of twine. A piece of twine tieing down an elephant? That's unheard of. But maybe we are just like the elephants....they say "we humans, hold so much potential, but we are also held back by twine, we're held back by the lies that this world's culture has" we are exactly the same as the elephant, holding so much strength, so much power, so much potential. But we're held back by some sort of lie that we constantly tell ourselves. For instance, ah, im not good enough for God, or in our minds we have something that we put above God. In high school mine was definitely sports. I knew everything about sports, I could tell you any stat, any player's background, anything! But I knew nothing about God. And I let myself be blinded by something small like that.
Do you ever think about how much time we all actually waste on non-important things in life? We're constantly thinking about that person we're crushing on, or that test that's coming up, or what in the world am I going to do for my future?? If we would realize that sometimes Satan actually uses an opportunity for God to blind us from what God actually wants us to do, we'd be better off. Sometimes the enemy uses opportunities to get in the way of what God wants. When we ponder them all the time, sometimes they can become a distraction. It's fine to think about things and desire to make a safe and sound decision :) but I hope you see what I'm getting at.
So If you're in a spot where you're just like, I'm not good enough, how can a God love me, where am I going to be for college next fall, why am I not happy, why am I SO depressed? The answer is in your heart. Every single one of you has a choice to surrender to His wonderful and merciful love.
Let me tell you something :) Jesus not only died on the cross to take our junk away, but when He died, He in scripted something in His atoning blood. And it's called HOPE. And that's something that this world either has nothing of, or puts it in things that won't last. Hope is only found in the name of Jesus Christ. And the things is, it's so easy to love Jesus, the bible says, whoever will confess with their mouth that Jesus Christ is Lord, will be saved. Ephesians 2:8 says for it is by grace that you have been saved....(what I remember version) not by works from us, but completely by what God has done for us! Wow! That's good news at its best :)
No matter what your circumstance in life, Jesus will always be there. The bible says I (God) will never leave you nor forsake you. A lot of people may argue that they never feel like God's there, but I guarantee you He is! You may just not see that He's actually been working all around you, you just haven't noticed. So the next time you're out for a walk, or you see someone who loves God, pay attention to the nature of God's love and His magnificent creation :)
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