Crazy Amor!

• It was a great weekend. Man...why do they have to go by so fast? I started reading a book by Francis Chan called "Crazy Love." Let me ask you this... how many times in our lives do we really forget who God is? I mean really think about that for awhile...we know that He is the creator of all the universe and that He' all knowing and all powerful in everything He does, but do we really know that? If so how do we know? What things in our life confirm that? These are a lot of questions to think about aren't they. I was reading the first chapter of this and I was constantly looking up in wonder. Why? Because I was looking at my own life and asking myself these very same questions. I forget that I'm just little 'ol me being used by BIG 'OL HIM!(God) I'm nothing compared to His glory and majesty! He doesn't need to use me, but He does. Just as Francis say's in his book...God is holy, God is eternal, God is all knowing, God is all-powerful and lastly God is fair and just. But can we explain these beautiful attributes about how we know who God is in our own lives? Let me share with you some thing's out of this book Crazy Love, and there the very thing's I've mention already. Here are some thing's from his book that Francis Chan communicates regarding these attributes. Thing's that hit ME like a ton of bricks.

• God is holy-"To say that God is holy is to say that He is set apart , distinct from us. And because His set apart-ness, there is no way we can ever fathom all of who He is."
• God is eternal-" Each of us had a beginning; everything in existence began on a particular day, at a specific time. Everything, that is, but God. He always has been, since before there was an earth, a universe, or even angels. God exists outside of time, and since we are within time, there is no way we will ever totally grasp that concept."
• God is all knowing-" It is sobering to realize that this is the same God who is holy and eternal, the Maker of the billions of galaxies and thousands of tree species in the rain forest. This is the God who takes the time to know all the little details about each of us. He does not have to know us well, but He chooses to."
• God is all powerful- "Colassians 1:16 tells us that everything was created for God: "For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him." Don't we live instead as though God is created for us, to do our bidding, to bless us, and to take care of our loved ones? Psalm 115:3 reveals, "Our God is in heaven; he does whatever pleases him." Yet we keep on questioning Him: "Why did you make me with this body, instead of that one?" "Why are so many people dying of starvation?" "Why are there so many planets with nothing living on them?" "Why is my family so messed up?" Why don't you make yourself more obvious to people who need you?" The answer to each of these questions is simply this: because He's God. He has more of a right to ask us why so many people are starving. As much as we want God to explain himself to us, His creation, we are in no place to demand that He give an account to us."

God is just and fair-It takes a lot for us to comprehend God's total hatred for sin. We make excuses like, "Yes, I am prideful at times, but everyone struggles with pride." However, God say's in Proverbs 8:13, "I hate pride and arrogance." You and I are not allowed to tell Him how much He can hate it. He can hate and punish it severely as His justice demands.

That's a lot of stuff I know! But it had me thinking fore sure. I know it may sound like man...well WHAT can I do then? I believe the purpose of this book is not to show us what were not doing, even though it's easy to take it that way, but to remind us of what we should be doing! God wants to totally invade our lives. Let's not forget that and let Him. What a wonderful God He is! Peace out ya'll.