John 15-10

 Have you experienced the tension of living in this world while following Christ?  Have you sensed the tension ramping up in intensity?  I wonder what questions Jesus would ask each of us as He observes how we live. Who are we listening to?  So our daily thought patterns reflect how Jesus would think?  I’ve heard many church goers say that can’t wait to be ‘beamed up’ to heaven at the rapture. Many of these same people seem to be so angry at cultural issues. But I wonder how Jesus would have us respond?  

“You do not become a disciple, and you do not become a person who is content no matter what happens, unless you have chosen how to live your life. And that’s one of the biggest problems for us today, because the teaching of grace that we have has made us passive. And grace is treated as something that just comes upon you like lightning, not something that you make a point of cultivating.” - Dallas Willard

Lyrics to ‘Desperate’ by Jamie MacDonald

Verse 1]

I'm at the end of myself and I'm

Tired, I've tried all that I know to do

Right now it's just by a thread but I'm

I'm hanging on to you

I'm running out of hope

I need a miracle

And if I ever needed you, it's right now

[Chorus]

Oh God, I'm desperate

Down on my knees

Send help from heaven

'Cause that's what I need

Redeem this wreckage

Restore my peace

I'm not asking, I'm begging

Lord, come through for me

I need heaven and I'm

Desperate

Oh, I need heaven, need heaven and I'm

[Verse 2]

Prayed all the prayers I can pray but I

I won't stop knocking 'til you open the door

You can move a mountain

You can calm a storm

I know you can 'cause I've seen it before