This was my second weekend preaching and it was a bit different from the first. I showed up very nervous but knew that God would communicate with his people in spite of me. I didn’t feel as connected with the congregation as I did last week but as long as God connected that’s all that really matters. After worship we had the business meeting of our church conference followed by another short but awesome worship service. Our District Superintendent Mark Webb spoke on our calling to be witnesses. Not the type of witness that happens on a street corner or beats people over the head with bibles but rather the type of disciple that lives a passionate sold out life for Jesus Christ. A witness that you can follow, and really, a witness that you want to follow. Essentially someone who’s life reflects a passionate love for Jesus and you can see that passion in everything they do and say. Jesus was that kind of witness for God his father. He was a man that people were drawn to because of how he lived and therefore showed them how to live. To live a life of passion!
For so long I felt the church trying to beat the passion out of me. The desire for my passion to be checked at the door before entering a business meeting and if I could just come back to reality everything would be fine. What I have learned over these last three weeks is that giving up the passion Christ has created in me would be the worst decision of my life. He created me to be a passionate person and can use me as a passionate witness for his glory. That is the call I am willing to say YES to, whatever the cost!
