Hey everybody, just wanted to let you all know, or remind you, that Collide Worship will be recording our very first album together over the holidays. I’m not telling you this in hopes that you’ll help us by buying our music, but so that I can ask you to pray for us as we spend time in the studio. Pray that we might not rip each others heads off from all the tense moments, and more importantly that we would seek God continually in recording this album. Thanks a lot guys! Can’t wait!
Richie
Isn’t it funny how God works? I’ve heard a lot of people say that this past month. People in my Bible study, friends, even my pastor. So, lately I’ve been thinking about that. About how and when it is that God really works. Something I’ve found is that God works most in the times that I feel He’s not.I mean, it’s crazy. This life, all this school work, family problems. All of these things just build and build into this load. This heavy burden. But sometimes this burden just seems a bit heavier than usual.
Usually we shake our fists at God saying,”Why won’t you just help me out, this one time!” I’ll even pray the most self-centered prayer, walking God through a step by step process about how to fix it. How to fix me. And then I’ll just shut up. That’s all I do. I accept the fact that I’m not finding help from God, and I continue my day-to-day. Going through the same old same old, trying to cope with my sin and find ways to make this burden seem a little lighter.This is complacency, and it happens in all areas in our lives. But, when it happens, and you feel like there is absolutely nothing you can do, God is at work.
He’s working in our weakness! How amazing is that? That an infinitely strong God would choose to work in our weakness. That a holy and perfect God would accept us in our brokenness. If nothing else, I hope that you will be encouraged by this: that God is at his best, when we are at our worst. And that God is faithful and in due time, after we see no other way, God will, once again, reveal Himself o us so that we can revel in His wonderful glory.
1 Peter 5:10, “And the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. To Him be the power forever and ever. Amen”
Ephesians 2 says that God has raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus. So many times we forget that God has taken undeserving sinners like us and set us up, “above all the stars, above EVERYTHING. We need to remember that God does not look at his children as the filthy sinners we are, but as CHILDREN and as FRIENDS of God.
I went to a conference not too long ago with my home church at Passion City in Atlanta, GA. I heard Louie Giglio speak about worship and i just wanted to share one of his thoughts. I thought it was great. Louis was talking about the fact that we are God’s children. The fact that we can have a true, genuine relationship with Him. This is our identity. Then Louie began to talk about us as musicians. Some drummers, some singers, guitar players, a bit of everything. No matter what instrument we might play, it is important to remember that this is our calling. Louie really brought up a great point that I will always remember: It is only possible to fulfill your calling if you do it out of your identity (Children, friends, of God). I want to be sure that the first thing I do, in all I do, is glorify God and recognize that I am His and His alone. I realize that I wi never be able to truly fulfill my calling unless I am able to live out of my identity.
-rh
For those of you who care, I am starting a blog. This blog will tell you where I am and what I’m doing and more for those of you who may or may not want to know it. Right now I am in my hometown of Lancaster, South Carolina, playing with Collide Worship Band. As is custom with all southern hospitality, I’d like to say hello, and welcome. My one request is that this blog be free of all things judgmental and full of LOVE.
Romans 13:8 Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.
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