Free, Accepted, and Loved

This past weekend has been a WOW, GOD! weekend. There are moments when things make sense like they never have before, and this weekend was one of those. I have something exciting to share:

I got saved Friday night.

Yeah. For those of you that know me, you may be thinking, "Wait, what? You're a Christian already." Yeah, that's what I thought too. God absolutely got a hold on my heart and moved me. What I learned when praying this weekend, was that you need to be ready to hear from God when you ask for it, because He answers. Expect God to move when you ask. Friday night, before the message, I pray that God would rock my world. Oh, man. He totally did. So, on Friday night, our speaker, Matt Orth, spoke on David and Goliath. He read 1 Samuel 17:1-24, 31-47. He spoke about David and Goliath in a way that I had never heard. The thing that stuck with me the most was this verse: "He reached the camp as the army was going out to its battle positions, shouting the war cry." Some background on this verse: In verse 16, the Bible says that Goliath would come out and taunt the armies of God, twice a day. So eighty times, the armies of God would put on their armor, and shout the battle cry... and then they would run away. No, really. Verse 24 says that the armies of God ran away. I've always heard the interpretation that Jesus is our champion, David, and that Satan is Goliath, and that, as sinners, we are the armies of God, shaking in the background. I heard this in a new way Friday night. As the armies of God, most of us know the battle cry. As Matt said, we know the answers to the questions in Sunday School. "Is Jesus the Son of God?" "YES!" "Is Jesus holy?" YES!" We have a head knowledge of God, but we don't trust God enough to come through for us, just like the Israelites. We cry out, declaring the glory of God, but we don't trust him enough to do so. 

That hurt. Guys, this is really hard to listen to, and even harder to be convicted of. God moved my heart, and flipped it upside down. He is so incredible! 

I just can't explain how overjoyed I am tonight to be filled with the presence of God, and to be able to praise him with all my heart.
I'm looking forward to the future, and getting ready for something big, 'cause it's coming.