New Year's Revolution

I'm not going to sugar-coat this. The Church needs to change. Those of us who have been called according to the purpose of God must turn back to his Scriptures and rediscover the holy will. Please join me in peering back into the divine Word without preconceived notions of denominationalism, dogma, and cultural relevance. Likely we will return to truths that we currently hold dear, but maybe we'll also be challenged to break free of beliefs held falsely solely because of religious tradition. Could it be that God desires us to live by his Word and his Spirit without one preempting the other?

Doesn't the Spirit and the Word give direction toward a righteous lifestyle?
Is it really that I don't know what I am doing when I sin? A two year old knows when she is doing something she's not supposed to. How can I plead ignorance any longer... it's utter nonsense. I keep on sinning in the same foolish ways and have the terrible audacity to question why the Spirit of God isn't moving powerfully in my life and in the Church today. (I know that I'm not alone in saying these things, I've heard plenty of confessions that ring with similarity to mine.)

How can I continue to live my life in the same way and expect anything whatsoever to change? That mentality adheres to Webster's definition of insanity! And that's just the point... the Church (including myself) has gone insane. The people of God expect to see the great things of God, but are unwilling to listen to how he wants to bring forth such wonders. Come to think of it... perhaps the Church has gone even farther off the deep end in that many churches and believers don't even expect to see the great mysteries of God revealed in this day. Does he not desire to move? Does he not long to show himself as the great God he indeed is? Does he hope for his bride to thirst and starve for lack of the Bread of Life and Living Water? Undoubtedly not! This rant has gone on long enough.

I use this space to say (at likely too great of length) that I am primed for a change. I make no resolutions this year, but only to permit myself to be changed by the Word of God... to experience the revolution within the soul as brought about by the Spirit... to share the Christ's glorious message of Truth, Freedom, Redemption, Love, Deliverance, Hope, Joy, Peace... with those whom I encounter. The Great Commission and the Great Commandment must be fulfilled in more than word alone, but by action as well. It doesn't really take that much to bring about change. And so I hope to be within my life a revolution- even if it seems a subtle one.