This week has been a very informative and fun week. Monday we had a nutritionist come in and
speak to us about eating healthier. I found her information really interesting
and, personally… depressing. The idea that in an entire day I should be eating
about 10 ounces of meat - I eat more than that in one sitting. I know for a
fact that I have eaten over 2,000 calories in one meal on multiple occasions.
But while I probably won’t start making a meal of nuts and celery, I am going
to make a better effort to put some more fruits and vegetables into my diet.
The next two days we were blessed to have Marvin Daniels, the
director of Kids Across America, come and speak to us. The first thing we did
was stand in the back of the chapel as Marvin gave us several statements that
cause controversy in today’s society. After hearing the question we had to
decide to agree or disagree with the statement and then defend our position. I
really enjoyed getting to talk back and forth and share our opinions and
beliefs. Marvin’s teaching was really challenging to me. You see, I know that
there are areas in my life in which I know how I should act but choose not to.
I’m paraphrasing, but Marvin made a statement that information without
application leads to nothing. I have a lot of head knowledge but I need to be
more proactive in applying that knowledge to my life and allowing the Lord to
transform me through that.
Honestly there were so many things that stuck out to me while
he spoke that I’ll just list off a few
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“We live like what Jesus asks us
to do is good enough for the pews but not the public”
·
“Friendship and obedience go hand
in hand with God; you are not a “friend of God” if you are not obedient.”
·
“When you say “no” to your flesh
you usually end up saying ‘yes’ or ‘I do’ to the Lord.”
One last thing that Marvin said that hit head on was when he
was talking about the government. It was that I can criticize and critique and
talk about our government and leaders until I’m blue in the face, but what God
wants to know is, have I prayed?
I know that I love my country and I can get passionate about
politics. Ever since high school I have told people about how important it is
for Christians to be a voice in government, and a million things about what is
wrong in our country. But how many times do I pray for America, its leaders and
people? Not enough. At the end of the day God doesn’t care about how many
people I talked to about politics; he wants to know how many people I gave the
good news of the gospel to.