touch of heaven

Wow what a night. Simply amazing God blew any expectations I had out of the water. First of all I was so tired that i did not think i was going to physically be able to worship. Ya laugh it up but if you saw me worship this weekend or if you know me then it makes sense. I felt a tug on my heart and I decided to march on down there. Not only did Goe draw me closer then ever I felt a energy come on me that nakes no sense. I was pumped up and fired up beyond belief. During one of the songs i was still quiet abd clear. Just in awe then it it hit me. At that moment was a tatse of heaven. I was able to worship with no worries, doubts, fears, shame or guilt. I didnt have to impress i was just face to face with my Lord. I kmow it wont even compare to what eternity will be like. But for tonight I got a taste of heaven

oh what a night

Holy cow what a night. Everything about it was wonderful. The worship was outstanding, the message was great and the atmosphere was out of this world. I think what I am most excited about is our guys opening up afterwords at the hotel. It was so great even if just for half hour they were real and vulnerable. So what now? I can already see that God is moving and will continue to move. So how do we cultivate the hearts? When we get back home and step back into reality and the everyday grind how do we keep their passions going. How do we continue to stir and awaken their hearts. My cry? God show me the way. Give us the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in this area. Burdens our hearts so we cannot deny the truth and where you want us to be. Give us a clear cut vision. Thank you Jesus!!! Oh what a night!!

addict: aren't we all.

My name is Jeremy Wiemann I am an addict. I am not talking about drugs or alchohol or any sort of substance for that matter. I think if we are honest with ourselves we all have an addiction. We all have something that when the going gets tough and we lose sight of things above we turn to that. It might not even be a harmful act or a bad thing in itself. It is the heart behind it, it is the fact that we turn to it for a distraction to numb the pain. We all are fighting our flesh, so addictions as i call them will manifest itself in different areas, some people it is sports, shopping, lifting, television, chatting and whatever else. I thought it was something that i could conqueor something I could just get rid of, but once an addict your always an addict. I am not saying that you cannot become free, God can akways deliver us. What I am saying is we are still fleshly beings. We still will sin and turn to the flesh at times. Almost always we turn to the same place. So what do we do about it? First be honest with yourself where do you turn to? Second guard it protect it. I used to think it is in the weakest times of your life is when you needed to protect those things the most. I am starting to realize that is not the case. When we are doing well, when we are strong that is when that place is most vulnerable. To be honest it is also the time we can experience growth and move forward. We all have chinks in our armor. So naturally that is where satan will attack us to bring us down to make us fall. When we are strong it is so easy to get lax and to relax in those places. Stand firm identify it protect it. Let God heal you in those places. What do we turn to for comfort? Where do we go to numb the pain? What do we go to when we want to snap ourselves out of a funk? Have we elevated some of those things to a place they should not be? I am Jeremy Wieman and I am an ad

ATF

It has been awhile since I have written at all, i am just crazy busy. I know i know what a horrible excuse, I agree but I am here now. I am actually sitting on a bus on my way to Kansas city. We are heading to aquire the fire; a youth conference. Already the atmosphere is awesome, the kids are alive and excited. So many broken hearts and lives or on the other side boredom. You can see it in the eyes like a caged tiger. They long fir more they desire life and hope. I am excited for the kids more then anything i long for a spark, a small ah

a momentwhere they get a glimpse of the truth and the hope that awaits those who choose to step into it. You ask why not more why not just be so pumped for God that they do a complete 180. Maybe for some kids that happens but i just want a
a start. Some sort of movement to get the ball rolling. Then it is our job the job of the leaders to cultivate that spark. It is our job to empower them and turn it into a wildfire. To let God move and start something epic, a revolution. Where normal is not enough! Ya im excited so pumped to be here. To worship with thousands and thousands of people fist pumping getting crunk for christ. There is something about the freedom this age of kids have to just totally cut loose. Normal is not enough here we go!!

strength in weakness

This morning I cracked open my bible and I found myself at Psalm 40, little did I know my eyes were about to be opened in a new way. I do not know why this caught me off guard because in reality every time I intentionally enter the presence of the Lord my heart should always be moved, but that's a whole different topic in itself. So I found myself in the Psalms and I was okay with that, I always thought David(most likely the writer of Psalms) had it figured out. I never could identify what truly set him apart, after all God himself calls him a man after his own heart. Isn't that what we all truly desire to truly seek God's heart in a Holy way. Psalm 40 starts out " I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet om a rock and gave me a firm place to stand." Right away I was drawn in, I love the realism and the raw truth that David shares from his heart. David never shied away from his weaknesses this is something I so admire.  I continued to read on verse 17 says "But as for me, I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my help and my deliverer; You are my God, do not delay." Boom it hit me. 

Something started grabbing my heart. The wheels were starting to turn and the light was coming on. David got it! Not only was David real and intimate with heart, he was intentional about vocalizing and being real with God. He desired a true friendship with God and he always dwelled in his presence even when he was struggling, no especially when he was struggling. David did not shy away from his brokenness and weaknesses. He understood that he was broken and he was weak.  He truly understood that a place of brokenness and dependability on God is not weakness, but rather ultimate humility and true strength. I wonder how often we try to run lives ourselves and then when its not doable we play the God card. Here you go God fix my life. Only when we realize outside of God nothing is possible can we truly experience life.  . True power is found when you realize and dive into the concept of dependability. When we step into this place there are no walls or barriers that you have put up, you are your own worst enemy. Once you realize you are broken and weak then you must rely on God to get you anywhere. It is in that place when you find true intimacy with our Lord, strength in weakness.

We must not get it

Sometimes I wonder if we truly even get it! Get what you ask our faith, Jesus, the Bible and the Holy Spirit. Because if we did we would be alive! If we did we would not be reserved we would believe stronger and bigger dreams. We would believe in ourselves and the ones around us. We might believe in a God we might understand some of it but we can't totally be getting it. Because we have become a dry dull generation. There is so much fire and passion in everything GOD!!!!! Ephesians 1:3 praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who was blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. Are you reading this are you getting this? Every spiritual blessing! Ephesians1;19-21 and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms. We have the spirit that rose Jesus from the dead!!!! The question becomes not what can we do what is there that we cannot do!!! step up step out. I am saying is it is not a suggestion, I am saying this is what you were created for!

Baffled by his Glory

I am sitting in the coffee shop studying the word preparing for a message. I am blown away by by his presence. I am starting to find out that if you are intentional about not only getting into the word but studying it and truly trying to let God speak, you will hear. It is not about something we were told to do, or a list of rules we need to follow to be complete. It is about our God the author of our faith investing in our life.He created us he knows our every need and desire, when he wrote the book it was directed at us. I just get this picture in my head of him thinking about you and me when God through the works of others put the bible together. It is personal, it is intimate, it is our LOVE letter from our Father. He knows how we work, how we function. So he gave us guidelines so we can live life in him and with him. Only till we experience these things can we truly do this. I feel that I am starting to get a glimpse of his Glory. A small insight of what he desires in our lives and the intimacy he longs for with us. As we enter into those things his voice almost becomes audible and you can almost sense his touch. I find myself writing notes and seeing things that I have never before experienced. It is like a light flipped on and all the sudden you can see. It gives you chills gives ya goosebumps, other times you feel as if you could jump out of your skin.  When we seek his Spirit and we desire true wisdom and revelation,so we can grow closer to him we align with his Spirit. For this moment for that second I got it. I experienced a flash of his glory, a small taste of the life he desires for us to live. So wont you today enter into his presence?

No Community No life

I have been a person that always has built my life around friendships and intimate relationships. The last couple months even more so then normal, but there is one small difference. My mindset has changed, it has flipped from inward to outward. Not that I was living a selfish life, I was just not living a life consumed by servant hood.I have always believed that no one can truly flourish outside their "community". Of course I need a community who else would pick me up, push me and help me grow? I am in a season of my life right now that God is changing my perspective.With all my heart I believe a life outside the community is not experiencing true life. I feel that God has enlightened the eyes of my heart and has given me a glimpse of what his community looks like. I have been able to take my eyes off myself and truly love. I need community in my life so that I have someone to share the LOVE of Christ with. There is NO joy in a life that is not pouring out. God is love, we are created in his image, we are created to love. Community was created for "US" not for me. We are one, with ONE common goal, Love wins so Love well.

Love wins so love well. What does that look like in our community? I do not think I have all the answers, but I do think there are some things we should all be doing. If you get the opportunity carry the burdens of your community. Trust me there is so much joy in this. Pray, Pray Hard. It is amazing what happens in your heart when you take your mind off yourself and lift up others in prayer throughout the entire day. Take interest, take part of their lives. The smallest thing when you are intentional in your purposes can go a long way. Serve, serve them and serve others with them. Love is a verb. Love takes action. God is love, so what it comes down to is LOVE WINS SO LOVE WELL.

knowledge is power

The start of the new year is upon us and I could not be more thrilled. What God has taught me in the last three or for months has been nothing short of amazing. The beauty of it all is I know I am only scratching the surface. I used to hate the term knowledge is power, i associated it with corruption, greed and politics.The last year I have started to understand just how true this is, but I am talking about a spiritual supernatural power. There are just things and places you cannot tap into if you do not know they exist. There are blessings you cannot grab ahold of if you do not know they are there. Ephesians 1 says we are blessd in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in christ Jesus." With knowledge comes wisdom and understanding. Once you are able to learn and come across these things and comprehend them you are able to activate. Once we learn how to do that and equip ourselves we bring so much POWER in our lives through Christ. The beauty of it is we have the ultimate study guide in the Bible, that is our workbook. Hod speaks to is tjroigh the bible we have the power at our fingertips. We must be willing to put in the time to read, meditate and study. When we do this true intimacy will come and we will align ourselves up with the Holy Spirit. Once we align ourselves with the Spirit we have the ability to tap into a endless Power. It no doubt also takes a certain supernatural revelation.I am so excited about what I have laerned and eben more excited for what i have yet to come across.I am not going to lie it also scares me to death because with that knowledge comes a whole new level of responsibility. Through the help and Grace of God i know i have nothing to fear. Knowledge is POWER but will you put in the time and effort to truly understand what God has for you?

one word resolution

I am sitting hear pondering my new years resolution and what i want for my heart in 2012 to be. First off I apologize for the rawness of this one I am writing it from my phone. Those of you that have seen my texting skills know this could get ugly. Back to the point. I kept thinking I want the attitude of my heart of my life to be "radical" i thought well there ya have it that is the resolution. I kept pondering and thinking and imagining what that looks like. There was something still unsettling. Being radical is great and and it is out of a pure desire but it does not sum it all up for me. I can be radical but where does that come from, how do i get it, what does it look like? Then it hit me. LOVE! Yup that sums it all up LOVE that one word if i could truly do that it would all come together. 2012 would truly be great. So much comes from that word when you Love well you carry the lords burdens, you take the eyes off yourself and put them onto others. In doing so you become great. When i LOVE well i am obedient, I am walking the path the Lord has written out for me and I am in tune with the Spirit. Again on the way I become great. God is Love God calls us to LOVE. So ya that sums it up for me LOVE. Change the world, the ones around you,your community. One step at a time. It is hard, it will be messy but I promise you it will be worth it, it will be beautiful. LOVE WINS so LOVE WELL.

Dig in and hold on

The last several months has been a whirl wind of learning, sometimes by getting it right and other times by my failures. One thing that I am starting to figure out is when something great in your life happens dig in. I'm not talking about receiving a new gift, that promotion, job, or when life just seems like smooth sailing. What i really am talking about is when you step up, step out, reach new heights and truly are a part of something great Kingdom advancement. Dig in, strap yourself down, hold on tight because the storm is coming. How we handle that kind of pressure, adversity and attack is really what will define what kind of threat we will be . Hunker down lean into God like never before. Every time we step out and experience God's desire for our heart in a new way, we expose ourselves to a whole nether level of threats to our spiritual life. your perspective will be rocked, those places you turn for comfort and stability will be shaken. You must stand firm in what you know is true and that is the word of God, that alone is your Truth, everything else can be stripped away. When we face these kinds of storms we should be honored and overjoyed. If that seems crazy to you that is because it is. The reality is that is the life we were chosen for, this is the life we accepted and signed up for. No one ever said it would be easy in fact throughout the scriptures we see it is extremely hard sometimes to the extent of literal death. We must make that decision to die to our self, our selfish desires, in order to have true life that God desires for us to experience.  With that comes true sacrifice your normal life is gone. Those places of flesh you used to find comfort in our stripped away. Sometimes you may feel alone overwhelmed  and outmatched but God never allows anything to come before us that we cannot handle through him. So board up your windows, strap down your belongings and hunker down because that storm is just around the corner. When it comes be joyful because you are living a life that is a threat to the evil in this world.

Defense wins championships

So many of us have the desire to become great. We work so hard at stepping forward and running with our strengths, but how many of us think about our weaknesses? Isn't it true that when your attacked it is usually at your weakest point? Maybe that is the real question? How many of us think that we are in a war daily? There is no question about it, Good vs Evil, The dominion of hell vs heaven, it is as real as you and me.  Many of us agree there is a heaven so naturally wouldn't there be a hell. Throughout the bible it talks about how God is fighting for us and saving us, but from what. When you step into what God has planned for your life and you make the personal commitment to follow Christ, you just signed up to be a member of the greatest battle in history. The battle for souls. Why is any of this important you ask? Well if there is a battle, shouldn't we be prepared? John 10:10 tells us that "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy...". That thief is Satan. His objective, to keep as many souls as he can from entering heaven. How does that affect us? Well isn't that our main goal, to bring people to see the Glory of God through his son Jesus Christ? If the answer to that question is yes then we must be prepared, we must know where Satan will attack us. Just like any fortress he will attack at our weaknesses.  He will use four main tools to do so deception, darkness, destruction, and division. Satan will find those places that we have been hurt the most, where we are emotionally vulnerable and he will lie to us, attack us and try to take away our worth. He will try to deceive you and twist the Truth in your life so you walk away from the power that God has for you in every situation. He will try to twist those situations in our lives where we face persecution and trials into a dark, dark places so we give up in those times. Then he will attack all those places in our lives where we turn to our other soldiers, our friends, our warriors in Christ and he will create division.  The bottom line is anything that is good, holy, true and pure, evil is coming after it and hard. We must know our weaknesses. We must know where we struggle and we must protect those places. How do we do that? First we must protect ourselves with truth through scripture truth about who God says that we are in HIM. Then we must continue to grow in those places and be intentional about strengthening and protecting the places in our lives, in our hearts that we are most vulnerable.  Have you ever heard the saying "You are only as strong as your weakest link"? I think that applies in our spiritual life as well. The beauty of it all is that God can still use those areas of weaknesses in our lives and turn it to greatness. It would be naive and foolish though to not step forward and protect our lives, protect what God wants to do through us.. Our goal is to win hearts and to win souls, but we can only do that if we are prepared and Ready.  Where are your weaknesses?

Love is a Verb

Lately  I have been trying to redefine what love looks like in my life. I still have a long way to go but I have came to one conclusion Love takes action. I 100 percent believe that you cannot love and be passive, if something burdens you, true love takes action. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love (John 4:8) God is love therefore we will carry his burdens and what burdens his heart if we are in tune with the spirit, will burden our heart. God also tells us that one of the greatest commandments is to love your neighbor as yourself. (Mathew 22:39) What does that look like? That is up for debate I think every situation is different, but i know it takes action. It may be as simple as praying for them and their burdens. IT could be that you provide them with some sort of service that they are in need of. What if it was as simple as just coming along side them and letting them know you are there with them when they are walking out life. Maybe today is the day you fight for them, stand up for them in places they are not able to at the moment. So as I redefine love in my life and want to love the Lord my God with all my heart, I have discovered to do that I must take action. We cannot Love our Lord and be obedient without fighting for those things. We do not get o pick and choose what of his burdens we want to fight for one way or another we are all responsible to provide in those areas. Will you LOVE?

Blinded by the light

The other day I sat on the roof of a house in midst of below thirty degrees and was just engulfed by sunshine. I heard a song by Manfred Mann's Earth band, Blinded by the light, the lyrics go something like this Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night Blinded by the light. The lyrics and the sunshine turned the wheel of thought for me. In the coldest of times sunshine makes the world of difference. I also realized that at some point in time we all come across the light. A special occurrence happens a define event. "We just get it" the "ahha" moment whatever you would like to call it. For some of us it happened years after "knowing" God. For others it may have been their first and only encounter with the thought or idea of God. Regardless wherever you are at in the process in the Story. that moment must occur for all us. For Paul who was known as Saul it happened after years of being religious. Not only was he religious he was one of the most educated in the law, in religion at that present time. He was so engulfed in  his "religion" that he was responsible for the first murder or martyr of a "Christ follower:". But then something happened there was an encounter with God. He was on a path and God spoke to him and the bible goes on to say he was blinded by the light. Something happened after that although he was blind he finally could see. He got it he understood its not about religion its not about doctrine its about God, The Great I am. The one that sent his son to die on the cross to bare our sins, so that three days later he would  rise again and conquer the gates of hell. So that we may have eternal life. Everyday some of us see the light whether its in the way that others live. You see it you know they have something different, they just "get it". You desire to have what they have. Move towards the light step forward. Take a step Seek those people out find what their light is. Jesus is the way Jesus is the answer. Not knowledge but belief faith. Knowing their is a God and believing there is a God is so close but so different. Belief changes you once you cross the line you are never the same again. Your heart will guide you to those things and knowledge will come with that. Take the first step beleive accept it. You are lost and you can be found. For some of us we are like Paul we have stepped into church our entire lives. We may even read the bible Do all the right things say all the right things but somewhere along the way we forgot to make it personal. We did not make God the ruler of our story the author of our faith. It is something intimate something real something alive that never stops growing. So I ask you have you been blinded by the light? So that you walk by faith not by sight?

Dream big

With new years coming around the corner I thought I would write a little bit about what I would love to see in 2012. First off dream big! I wonder how many of us truly Dream Big? We sit back set goals that we think we can reach with little to no resistance. Enough!!! Stretch yourself, Dream Big, Reach for the impossible. I know in my personal life things I would like to accomplish is to conquer some of the areas of my old sinful patterns. I know there is no longer any condemnation, but there are times I still turn to those things. I want to continue to radically step out in obedience in ways I never dreamed were possible. I would also in the next year like to be responsible for bringing 25 new people to church that come on a continual basis, I want to expand our community and push others to do the same. I am going to step up in a new way as far as community outreach, I am going to make it a priority to spend my time serving others in the community. Set the example and others will follow. I am going to invest in lives one on one and in a small group setting to push and stretch them to take their lives to new heights. I am going to cultivate leaders in our youth that understand and believe that they are prodigies. True revival starts with them. They are our future. They will be a light in our school and our community. I want to live a life that is so LOUD  that others cannot ignore it. Especially those in our Church community, true revival does not happen unless we all play our part. Each and every one of us are called to be a part of Gods Story. Gods Story is never small and never quiet. Will we take part in those things? I want to help carry the burdens in my "Community" and strike a sense of urgency in the hearts of others to do the same. I want to LEAD by example let my life do the talking.  I want to learn how to Love in a new way Love is a verb and takes action, it is not quiet it is not passive.  2012 ya I have big plans for you, to sum it up, Bold, Radical, March Forward, Be intentional!

who am i?

This is probably more then overdue, but hey that is how i work. I want to give you a glimpse on how i roll. I am a married man who works construction and coaches wrestling. I love me some hip hop music, dancing, sports and Jesus!! and i cannot get enough of being around my friends especially in coffee shops.  I'm go go go all the time. You don't believe me ahahaha it's true it's true. Even on the bad days I'm an absolute spit fire. In fact i am probably over the top., I take that back i am over the top. I always throw myself at my passions and my desires 100 percent, I do not know any other way. I am blunt tell you my opinion and back it with truth, most don't like it but some come to love it. My heart is huge and those close to me i would walk through fire for them . The closer i am to you the harder i push the more blunt i am and the bolder i become.  I have been a blessed man my entire life great family, great friends, great church, well great life. But something happened to me late August and my life got turned upside down. there really is no other way to explain it, but in an amazing way. My life well my life became audacious. My thoughts have been consumed by :Marching Forward, Radical obedience, Advancing the Kingdom#followerofrchrist. I literally cannot get enough of it, it consumes me even on the bad days or the days i struggle. All i can think about is how i can get myself back up and go at it again, Round 2. That's what it is all about boldness in love and being BIG for JESUS.  I am constantly sharing my thoughts and what has gotten me fired up that day; through texts, emails, facebook and twitter. I am sure some find it annoying and ya its gotten me in trouble at times but to be quite honest i cannot have it any other way. It is constantly running through my head non stop, it pumps me up im always jacked up like i have consumed far to many energy drinks but I'm passionate what can i say. I have finally gotten a glimpse of the "real" life,  Striving towards perfection reaching for the stars, Making the sun stand still. When we start to strive for the impossible and reach for the unreachable and become consumed by the passion of Christ it takes over your body. Then there is no going back everything you do pushes toward that final goal to advance his kingdom. So to some it all up. I am a nerd, a jock, a cowboy, a thug, a lover, a fighter, a creator, a warrior a champion, a loser, i am weird and redefining how our life should be lived. I dare you to step up and do the same!

All I want for christmas is you!

Today I was sitting in the coffee shop and the song "All I want for Christmas is you" came on, the Mariah Carey version of course which I love, but anyways it got my mind going. This Christmas season already has been unlike any other in the past. The All I want for Christmas is you just kept running through my head over and over. It was so true in my life, All I wanted was to serve MY JESUS. That is exactly why this Christmas season has been so much different, I have taken my eyes off myself and looked outward. My life is so full of JOY right now it is ridiculous. Having the opportunity to get gifts for little girls that are not as fortunate as me has been one of the most enjoyable things I have experience in a long time. I also had the opportunity to go shopping for a Crisis Nursery with four of the coolest, kindest, inspiring girls I have ever met. What a privilege that was. When we take our eyes off ourselves and become consumed with Jesus, amazing happens, lives are changed. There is also this thought about being intentional about being personal. When you really think about it, it is pretty logical. How many of us really do it. Small things with the right thoughts are bigger then anything else. A mug and a cup of coffee quickly turns into a thought out process of love. That is power! So Ya Christmas has not been stressful or ridiculously busy this year, it has been enjoyable and "time consuming" but there is a difference, one has a purpose, that is to advance the kingdom. Business is to satisfy yourself and the others around you, which ultimately leads back to selfishness! Who or what will you serve this Christmas? Me, All i want for Christmas is YOU, JESUS!

On the way to perfect the impossible happens

This past week I have absolutely been consumed with the idea of perfection, holiness, and setting ourselves apart. Some call it arrogance, others call it impossible. I call it the way god designed us. Do I ever think I will reach perfection here on earth, absolutely not. If you set your bar so high so impossible, along the way wont the impossible happen? Will it be easy heck no it wont, otherwise why would it be called setting yourself apart. This means we will be going against the grain and the currents of the world. We must fight the resistance. God calls us to it, 1 peter 1:15 says "But just as he who called you is holy, so be Holy in all you do. Be holy for i am Holy."  The Lord calls us to it, He out of love demands us to reach for the impossible.  So what does that look like? I am not even sure i can totally grasp this concept, but i think slowly i am starting to get it. What if we challenged ourselves to memorize two entire books of the bible this year, we probably would fall short but wouldn't we  have several chapters memorized? What if we tried to commit an hour of prayer every single day? You might  fall short but wouldn't you pray more often then you originally did? What if our churches challenged themselves two double or even triple in size over the next year? It probably does not happen but wouldn't the church get bigger and more people hear his promises? What if we had that kind of desperation and longing for the impossible in every aspect of our life? Holiness is not something we can obtain on our own. Holiness is not a work of our flesh, but a product of Gods grace. Paul tells us in Ephesians that we have "every spirtiual blessing in Christ". Holiness is something we can obtain, through God we have the power to obtain these things.  We are not failures for not reaching perfection or reaching those goals we set that are high and nearly impossible. The reality is we are stepping into uncharted territory of our lives and our churches. God wants to take us to the Promise Land. Will we follow? How high will you set the bar in your life?

Not by sight

What is faith? I know most of you if I asked that question within just seconds you would have an answer, a darn good one at that. We know what to say we know all the right words, the right things but does our heart believe it? 2nd Corinthians 5:7 says "For we live by faith, not by sight." How many of us as we are reading this are anxious, fearful or stressed about something? So many people have sleepless nights or have depression and things like that. It is not a stretch to say that fear drives so much of our society. Did you know that the command given most in the bible is fear not? God knew we would struggle here and it is still very much alive and relevant today. God calls us to look forward and move forward, even if we do not understand what is about to come. 2nd Corinthians 4:18 says "So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal." Sometimes this is so hard to grasp. I believe to often we think faith is something that will just happen. We just sit back and hope that it happens. We need to STAND up and fight for those things unseen, as we press forward the heart and the belief will come. The true treasures lay in what we cannot see and what we do not know. Romans 8:24 says "For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no longer hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has?" Isn't that what it is all about? Having hope in a broken rundown world, a world full of unknowns and uncertainties? If we had all the answers and new the whole story we could do everything on our own. Where is the Glory in that? God wants us to lean on him, trust him, so that we can bring him Glory and in the process advance his kingdom. Where does your hope lay?

The unknown

I am sitting on a bus on the way to wrestling, pondering my past week. I started to think about all the unknowns in my life, it actually became quite overwhelming. Then I started to think to myself what, in this life, is not unknown? It all started a couple weeks ago when I began to notice some changes in my physical body, freequent urination, unexpected weightloss as well as other things. So naturally I went to the doctor. I was at ease knowing I soon would find out what was wrong with me, or so I thought. We were pretty sure it was an infection, but as a formality we were going to do some tests anyways. Results came back, no infection. I then got blood drawn I was excited to get the results back, nervous, but none the less excited, results were coming. Nothing! It all checked out. So now I sit anxiously wondering, pondering the unknown. Psalm 46:1 says "God is our refuge and strength an ever present help in trouble." What if all God wants is for me to truly rely on Him? Not on the things of this world. Not on the doctors, medicines, therapies, friends, bosses or even parents. I am not saying disreguard those things, that would be foolish, but just not rely on them. God puts all of those things in our lives to continue to better ourselves and our community. A life with those things as your foundation is simply destructive. Provers 25:12 tells us that anxiety weighs down the heart. Why carry that burden? Is there really anything that is known to us, other than the truths that the Lord sets before us? Where will we put our trust?