Tonight's blog for April 16, 2013

Most of us are willing to do more than we are for Jesus. We often don't do more because we haven't been asked.

Other times, we have mixed signals because we really don't feel that we have been equipped to succeed at this life that we have chosen to live. One man said it like this to me once, "People won't give unless you ask. People won't do more if you don't let them. People won't help if you don't give them a chance' " He was right, but fell a little short. It isn't a formula, but a relationship.  People want to feel needed, loved and accepted. This truth came to me the other day as I was listening to some music. The lyrics were so powerful that I had to share them with you. 

The song was "More Like falling in Love" by Jason Gray. He sings it like this... 

"I need more than a truth to believe … 

I need a truth that lives, moves, and breathes … 

To sweep me off my feet, it's gotta be

More like falling in love than something to believe in

More like losing my heart than giving my allegiance

Caught up, called out, come take a look at me now

It's like I'm falling, oh

It's like I'm falling in love" 

I love the words to this song and find joy when he sings. Jason has been a youth minister, hails from Minnesota,

and has had to deal with difficulties that might have stopped him from serving Jesus. He has suffered from a speech disorder. His first major label record was called "All the Lovely Losers."  I didn't know these facts until I had heard his song about falling in love with Jesus. I will listen to him more now. 

We agree with him more than we might realize. Perhaps, all of us are lovely, at least to someone. Perhaps, all of us have been losers, at least in the eyes of someone. Perhaps, all of us have tried to keep the rules or to expect others to keep our rules. Bottom line, tonight, we really want to be in love, don't we? We want to know that we are loved, don't we? It never has been about rules or regulations or rituals. Once you realize that Jesus loves you so much that He would die for you, then you can start living for him. After all, isn't that the essence of the Gospel? He did die for you, out of love for you and for me… Amazing

GOD Bless your saints tonight! big marv