The Concert or The Game?

When a favorite band is coming to town there is a buzz.
Did you get your tickets yet?
Did you get good seats?
Let's get together before the concert. We will listen to the favorites and start the party.
Let's get to the concert early and get our seats!

Sound familiar. The same can be said for many sports fans. People get together and prepare for the concert or the game. Tailgaters, party before and after. Talk about the concert or game for hours or days after the event. There is energy and expectation!

It reminds me a lot of Sunday mornings at church......NOT!

Reasons why the church struggles!

1.) There is no expectation of seeing or hearing from the artist! "God"
2.) There is no spiritual preparation! I roll out of bed and try and get there on time.
3.) There is nothing to get excited about because nothing has ever happened that is exciting. "No expectation of meeting God or hearing from Him!"

Why? Because your corrupted hard drive is still over-riding the original program. You are still getting the message; "YOU DON'T NEED GOD!" "HE IS IRRELEVANT TO YOUR HAPPINESS AND SUCCESS!" "YOU KNOW BETTER THAN ANYONE WHAT WILL MAKE YOU HAPPY!"

Please hear me, God is more real than you can imagine. I am experiencing Him more and more in my life and I ask, why did it take me so long to get here? The reason it took so long are the reasons I just listed above. I challenge you to "try" this.

Go to God. Tell Him you are struggling believing in Him. Tell Him you need help hearing from Him.
Be 100% honest with Him about everything. Confess your sins and ask for forgiveness and strength to become a new person. Then listen. Read the bible. Prepare for Sunday. If you want to experience the living God in a way that will change everything about who you are and what you believe, you have to make time for Him every day!  It is then that your life experience will take on a whole new meaning. It's a choice! It always has been a choice and always will be! You must choose if getting to know God and following Him are important enough to your life that you are willing to make changes that will include serious God time every day. Until that happens, you just won't understand what you are missing!

See you soon! Love, pastor kent