The struggle...

For me one of the biggest struggles in my life is the balance between dropping everything and living for the kingdom and totally depending on God for all of my needs, or striving in the world to get ahead and achieving something worldly. Reminding myself over and over that God always has a plan, connecting with him and carrying that with me is difficult for me. It is hard for me to continually think that what I am doing is furthering Gods Kingdom, because if I keep him close, I know and have always known that he will guide me to the things that I am suppose to do, for him.
I feel that my generation has a big responsibility to keep our eyes open for what is happening around the world, I truly feel that that is one of the main reasons for the internet and our ability through technology, to stay so closely connected. But as I say that it is very significant that we, at the same time keep a close eye on what is happening in our own backyards. Knowing how to keep that balance is something that we have to pay extreme close attention to, that means that we have to grow as humans, grow to encompass all of that which is laid at our feet and have the wisdom to see where best our actions fit in to the grand picture.
"The gates of hell will never prevail against the kingdom of God." When we read this we have to remember that "gates" are a defensive noun, that we have to be the offensive to destroy the gates that people have put up, destroy with love that is, because the reason that folks put gates up in the first place is because they fear that something is going to come after them and hurt them. We have to show people that we are not here to hurt but to heal, so they can let their guards down and take off their masks we love them for who they are, even with the brokenness that they are full of. And that through our savior we are able to love them because nothing that we have ever done and could ever do can take his love away, and with that we can be vulnerable to him and everyone, and this is what truly frees us, we can take off the shackles of shame, and come to him with only our honest selves. So lets lovingly destroy the gates that everyone has put up in fear and love them until they can know God's love for them, unconditionally. Lets show our enemies, and our neighbors the love that is in store for them. Lets all live in freedom!