Me

I am trying to find my place in the Big Story,  God's story.

I was raised in Church and around Christian people through out my life however, like many people I have been putting more effort towards the things I shouldn't do rather than the things I need to do.  It's time for me to take the next step toward becoming what God wants me to be.  God desires us to be bold and barbaric when it comes to living out our faith.  I have heard and read most of the Bible stories through my life and I feel like I have a good understanding of a lot of what I have learned.  Maybe this is not as true as I thought.  About a year ago my wife and I realized that it was time for a change and to try something different.  We were not "back sliding" per say, but we did not feel like we were moving forward in our faith and in our walk with Christ.  That is why we are hear.  So we did what most people do and we waited around where we were.  Through some changes and some experiences we realized that God was telling us to MOVE ON,  so we did.  We changed Churches and started fresh with an open mind.  Let me say, in the future when God says move on,  I hope we move on a little sooner.  We have thoroughly enjoyed our new Church and the people we have got to know.  We do miss our friends from our old Church and we still love them as much as we did before.  I am not sure that I can explain it in words, but It is good.  I feel and hear God speaking and moving around me more than before and I am in a setting where I am hearing the Word taught in a way that mu ears and brain understands.  That's cool!  Not that our old Church is wrong or not a good place to worship, but the Church we are in now seems to speak to me in a way I enjoy and learn.  We are attending North Rock Hill Church in Rock Hill, SC.  We have made some new friends and are in a small group that meets one night a week.  We have created a bond in out small group that is helpful and nourishing to us.  The Pastor at NRHC is on to something.  His name is Chris and he is a funny and passionate man on fire for God.  Not long after we started attending NRHC Chris did a series called What If?.  What if we got IT.   What is IT and what if we got it?  (It), Is the Rein and Rule of Jesus in our Life.  What if we lived as if we understood Jesus"s rule and rein over us, how would we live?  How would we act?  What would we do different?  God has called us to be a reflection of Jesus to the world.  I feel like I have learned so much over the last year, and I realize more and more that I need to take bigger steps towards being what God is calling me to be.