as i was listening to some God rap this morning on the way to work, i got to thinking about inspiration. so i thought i would pose the question, who or what inspires you to draw closer to God???
for me, it's music and pastors. music moves me; it affects my moods; it brings me out of a funky mood; and it soothes my soul. lately, i've been listening to a lot of lecrae, brothatone, jephia life and others. all use music to profess the grace of God and the importance of reaching non-believers. God is the focus of their music; not Jesus pieces, glocks, money and fame.
i've also been following a pastor out of seattle by the name of mark driscoll. he is the author of books like, the emerging church, vintage jesus and vintage church. mark speaks in a way that is very God-centered and breaks the Word down in a way that is applicable to life. sometimes his words cut deep, but that's because he exposes our biggest weakness, sin! sins of all types, from pornography to self-righteousness. as a christian, his messages have been very powerful.
so i ask you, who or what inspires you to be closer to God?
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Right now mine inspiration is my husband [JP] he always seems to know the right words to speak to reassure me, to remind me that God is there and will not let me fail and he loves me no matter what, my daughter reminds me everyday that life is precious and such a wonderful gift and I thank God everyday for the blessing he has given us in her and music as well. As I stated before I have been listening to Brandon Heath a lot he is a real inspiration to me through his music but there are many other Christian artists too. I just listen to songs that make me happy and just hearing them makes me smile like: Bubbly by Colbie Caillat, I’m Your by Jason Mraz, Everything by Michael Buble, Banana Pancakes or Better Together by Jack Johnson or Put your records on by Corinne Bailey Rae. I feel like it helps bring me out of a funk and help me to remember that things could be worse, in returning to a more positive state of mind helps me feel closer to God and helps me remember that I need to lean on him for help more than anything when things are bad. God please help to remind me everyday of what is really important and to always come to your first and trust you completely that you know what is best for me, for all of us. Amen.
ReplyDeleteMy family is what inspires me. I look around at the world that surrounds us and I want so badly for my kids to be raised in a way to stand for what is right and be good, kind, unjudgemental people. The word tolerance is thrown around so much and it can get so confusing when you hear it on every level. But usually the people who preach tolerance don't practice it. They tolerate things that are not right and yet scream injustice to those of us who chose to beilieve the scriptures and think differently than they do. I am so thankful for a Heavenly Father who loved us enough to send us scipture. To show us a way to teach our children what is right. To love others and not be judgemental, but at the same time to not tolerate sin. When I see my children learning, I want to work that much harder to obey Heavely Father myself, so he can show me and inspire me how to lead my own children to be back in his arms again someday.
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