Drinking from a fire hydrant...

So, I just got back from Advance '09 last night.  I was priveleged to sit and soak up as much as I could from amazing men of God like - J.D. Greear, John Piper, Matt Chandler, Tyler Jones, Dr. Daniel Akin, and my favorite, Mark Driscoll.  It was a powerful weekend, and I am still processing a lot of what I heard, but so far - this is the conclusion I have came to.

My purpose and passion in life, is not my own.  I am not able to say what God is going to do and what I can and should do for God.  I am to be passionate about one thing - Jesus.  If my focus and heart is committed to Him and His Glory, God will take care of the rest.  For far too long now, I have been guilty of a religious heart and attitude.  I have been consumed with proving myself right, and looking intelligent.  No longer will that be my motive or approach to ministry.  My heart, is not my own, and my eyes are to be fixed on Jesus - the author and perfecter of my faith.  The rest is up to him.  My passions are not my own, it is not for me to say what I am going to do for God.  It is for God to assign and give me causality (thank you John Piper).

My aim in life is love - not even a love for people - but a love for Jesus.  If I can fall madly in love with Jesus and the Gospel, the rest will work itself out.

That is where I am at today, who knows what God is going to continue to reveal to me as I pray and decompress from this weekend's drink from a fire hydrant.