make haste

Life isn't getting any longer. I'm sitting here in a hotel in North Carolina right now with my window opening listening to the traffic go by and just being alone in my thoughts. You really can understand yourself better when you travel all the time, it gives you the opportunity to step outside of your life and look at things from a different perspective than being caught up in the same circle of friends and people and evaluate whats important or not. Lately I find myself giving in to internal struggles and anger and bitterness towards people and that's totally not who I want to be. I just see us as christian's with so much potential and it's upsetting how petty we are as humans. We get so distracted with each others quips and shortcomings and not focusing on growth, development, relationship, or community. We are so fast to point out who's right and wrong than trying to reach understanding. I do it, you do it, we are all guilty here. We really have to start making a conscience effort to be transparent with each other. I want people to speak truth into my life and I would like to do the same especially since we are the church. I have two words to give you that have been burned into my head after reading acts the last two weeks(Thanks to my esv study bible which I am plugging right now as one of the best resources you can possibly have)and those words are TAKE HEART!!!!!! Im taking heart personally in the fact God will deliver me from my internal struggles, through my anger, through my bitterness. I want to continually seek him in prayer and reading and studying to reach understanding and clarity. I encourage everyone to act now on getting on mission, putting God first, throwing aside squabbles and distractions. Live missionally as we tend to say. Impact people. Go out of your way to say encouraging things, loving things, and relational building things to people you come in contact with. Let's not strive to be different in how we live but actually do it. I would love for everyone including myself to apply this practical application to our daily routine. Let's not forget our purpose. Let's not forget our reasons for being. Life's too short, make haste!!!!