Fall weather has taken over Kansas in a matter of days! I could not be more excited to experience the coming seasons and the change that will come with them; both in nature, and in life!
The past few days have been busy, I'm sorry I haven't been writing as frequently as I'd like to, but I hope to find some more time to write about how God is changing me.
One of the greatest compliments I receive from my friends and family is to hear that I make them proud, and to hear that they are excited for what God is doing in my life. I have been extremely humbled recently to hear several of my friends tell me how proud they are of me, and telling me that they have been praying for God to change my heart, and it was a blessing for them to hear about all he is doing. Praise the Lord for godly friends who care for me, and pray for my well-being.
But, not all the news is good today, I have to admit that I've been very slack on doing my devotions every day. I will sometimes, instead of reading the Bible, watch a sermon or read a book that I'm going through with the man who is discipling me; but I really need to get back into to word. Please pray that I would be craving God's word, that I would be focused when I am reading, and that I would have discernment to see how it applies to me becoming a man of God. I want to be better equipped to serve after this year, and I believe in my head that the word of God will change me, I just need faith to carry it out in my actions by studying it.
I've been learning a lot about repentance from Matt Chandler sermons lately, and he had a very cool quote that I want to share about repentance:
"Our motivation to repent of sins is not of guilt but of an understanding that we have offended God and in that offense, God sent JEsus to die on the cross for us and that our justification in front of God alone is by the cross alone and by no act of our own merit. And that kindness, when we understand our depravity that we've sinned against God and his response has been the cross, that leads us to repentance."
Very strong words, but some I needed to hear. Every time I sin it is against God, and God alone. But even when I sin, the cross is greater than my sin. I don't need shame to motivate my repentance, because shame is guilt driven. But repentance is driven by the grace of the cross, to remind us that God is worth so much more than our sin. We don't have to white-knuckle anything to make up for the bad we've done, but we can rest in grace that overflows from the Father. What an amazing truth to run back to in times of despair.
Please be praying for an unspoken request I have, and be praying that at least one of my family members can visit me for Thanksgiving!
John3:30
-Daniel
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