A look at the Christian Bubble!

This video is a satirical look at an issue that too often lurks under the surface of modern Christianity. We are to live in the world but not of the world, there is a difference. There are people who need to see that being an authentic follower of Christ is normal and supernatural. It boils down to the fact that God wants to have a relationship with us, He doesn't want to turn us into pod people. You can be in the world and not of it. You can work a job and be surrounded by lost people and be a light. You can live in a community and be salt to your neighbors. You can represent Jesus through your lifestyle and testimony that once you were blind, but now you see.

"The Calling"

So initially I messaged these quotes to a friend but then I realized that we all need a little encouragement sometimes, no matter how abrasive the truth behind the words may be.

In the book, "Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership" the Author contrasts the calling, the ministry, the struggles and the mountain top God moments from the life of Moses. I identify with Moses most of the time... Identity issues, fears, the unknown...

Here are a few quotes from the chapter "The Conundrum of Calling":


"There is a difference between knowing your path and walking your path."

"Ministry is always much harder than we think."

"It's hard to keep answering a calling that continually takes us right out to the edge of our faith and our human limitations."

"But a true leader is one who ...has seen a vision of what could be and who continues to take steps in that direction against all odds."

"For Moses: After the initial excitement, leading his people was just plain hard all the time."

"This is about the Spirit of God setting us on our feet and telling us: THIS IS YOURS TO DO. WHETHER THEY HEAR OR REFUSE TO HEAR, WHETHER IT FEELS TO YOU AS IF YOU ARE FAILING OR SUCCEEDING, YOU ARE TO SPEAK MY WORDS."

Lookout Jacksonville!!!

Carving knee high peelers at the Jetty's & the Pier is Kaleb... a 6 year old grommet looking to shred waves for a long time to come. Lookout, J'ville may have a Pro-Surfer on their hands.

Kaleb 1st chapter from on Vimeo.

Big Right Shack!

http://www.surfline.com/surflinetv/sixty-seconds/brian-conleys-giant-mexican-shack_29324

this is why we surf...

More from Habakkuk

"You can't have a Habakkuk Chapter 3 type faith until you've had a Chapter 1 type question and a Chapter 2 type time of waiting." -C. Groeschel

Habakkuk in Chapter 3 exercised his faith by doing three things:
1- Remembering all of God's faithfulness in His life and the lives of his ancestors. (3:2) He called on God to "renew, revive, restore" God's goodness to his people in this time and this day.

2- Excepting what God had said even though it wasn't what he wanted to hear. (3:16) Even though it made his heart beat, his lips quiver, his legs tremble and felt like decay in his bones.

3- Rejoicing in the Lord, being joyful in His Savior. (3:17-19) Even though... I will rejoice. Even though _________________________________, I will rejoice. Fill in the blank with whatever you want but a Chapter 3 type faith with rejoice in the midst of that struggle.

In the beginning there was love...

Your heart is bigger than the ocean
Your eyes are brighter than the sun
Your ways are higher than the endless sky
Your truth is older than time
Nothing can come between you and me
You've promised never to leave
And no one can pluck me from your hand
Your thoughts are more than sand of the sea
You are able to do more than I can dream
You've given me a hope to believe
The truth of You has set me free
Jesus You are all I need
I'll trade today for your glory
You've covered my sin with your blood
I'm falling in love with the story
that changes lives and makes us one

I wrote these lines today in reflection of what's going on in my heart. I'm not sure where I am going, because Jesus I am following Your lead. I'm excited to know You and stoked to walk with You where You go. Make me silent before You, as You are on the throne.

to know Him more...

There's life and there's living. There are mistakes to be made and lessons to be learned. Failure is not an option, sometimes it's mandatory. It's so easy to get wrapped up in self. I know that Christ has both set me free and is setting me free. That's a doozey to explain but a joy to understand. Peace, Wisdom, Love, Faith, Hope... these things are a by-product in my life of what Christ did to sin on the cross. Why He chose to die in that manner I will never know, but I am certain that it was motivated by love. God is love, He is perfect and wants good for His people. He wants good for you. He wants you to know Him and seek Him and find Him.

Sometimes life gets so noisy it's hard to hear His voice. Sometimes life gets so busy we run out of time to read His Word. Sometimes life gets so uncertain it's hard to know His will. Yet as I sit here on my bed, typing from a place of rest and another lucid a-ha moment in my heart... I wonder if God's will for my life is just for me to know Him more, not in a theological sense but in a Father/Son way. He is calling me to fall in love with Him and to meet Him, to find Him in the silence even in the midst of chaos. Jesus took time to leave the crowds and find His Father in solitude. Maybe we should too. I've never been so aware of how noisy my life has been. I've never seen so clearly how much I have been affected by media, by the rush of culture, by the desires of my flesh.

I'm trying to say is this: God hasn't gone anywhere. He's not on vacation. He hasn't drifted away, He is on the throne and Jesus sits at His right hand making intercession on our behalf. Jesus still speaks. He hasn't stopped speaking, its just that sometimes life may be too loud for us to hear him. His blood stands in our defense. He wants you to come home. He wants to show you and the world through you, an authentic display of love.