Life changing experiences

I just read an article about Paris Hilton's experience in jail, and she said it was "life changing". I believe that it was a life changing experience for her, and I hope it continues to mold and shape her life in a new direction. However, I've found that most people's life changing experiences don't usually last a lifetime. Most people change for a week or a month, and then they are right back to the place they were. I know it's true for me. I know I base so much on my emotions and how I feel at that moment, but my feelings are bound to go away or change at some point. This doesn't mean that those experiences weren't real or that things in our lives don't need to be changed, but it means they need to change even when we don't feel like it. Once Paris settles back into her life, she will lose some of those feelings she has right now about her time in jail, but I hope she will make changes in her life that go beyond feelings and emotions. Changes that will last even when she doesn't feel the same as she does today. I also hope that will be something I will remember. God has opened my eyes to so many things during a time of worship where my emotions have been off the charts, but He wants me to remember and obey what He has revealed to me, even when I don't "feel" like it.

The day after

When ever we make a commitment or renew a commitment to God, it always seems that the day after is always the toughest. I always hear people say that Satan must be attacking them since they are trying to stand strong and obey God, but I don't know if that is really the case all the time. Yesterday, I preached about denying ourselves and taking up our cross to follow Christ, and ever since those words left my mouth, it has been a struggle. However, I don't think it is because Satan is attacking me. I think it has been a struggle, because denying myself is a hard thing to do. If it was easy, I would have done it a long time ago. My struggle comes from having my eyes open to just how little I have denied myself in the past.

Whenever we commit ourselves to the life God has called us to, it will be hard. But be encouraged that it will be a far better life denying ourselves, than it will be if we spend our entire life choosing ourselves.

Here goes nothing

I wanted to have a place on the web where the people from Arch or anywhere else for that matter could discuss whatever. I will try to share some insights to upcoming or past sermons, and I hope you will chime in with what you think. Also, I will just ramble about very insignificant things as well.

I'm warning you in advance that I'm terrible at grammar and spelling, so hopefully you can over look my improper use of the English language. I write how I talk, it just seems to make sense.

So, here goes nothing!