You Are Here . . .

CAUTION: The following is a rant of things on my mind. Read if you have nothing better to do. . .

As all these blogs are posted up expressing our inmost emotions, i cant help but notice that so many of us are struggling through each individual day clinging and surviving our routine tribulations. Why must we each struggle? Why must we always fall?
Ive pondered this thought time and time again and it always baffles my logic. We are naturally and innately sinful and stained. Our goal in life is to worhip God, praise him, and become more Christ-like every day of our lives. But to truly achieve those goals is not humanly possible, so then what is God's purpose in making us go through all this? What holds us back from succeeding in God's assigned commandments?
The flaw: us. For this whole time i have failed to notice that i tried to take my future and destiny into my own hands, thinking that i knew what the right decisions were. The key word in the statement above, was that the goals were not humanly possible. One of my major flaws, is my overwhelming pride. Although i tend to be good at hiding it, the thoughts that flood my mind are saturated with thoughts of pride, self glory, and self praise. This leads me to be a very judgemental and critical person. Leaving God out of the equation has really been screwing me over, so please dont make the same mistake that i have been making for a very very long time.
So then, i decided to pray to God and ask for his guidance and assistance. Before i talked to my bible study kids, i would pray. Before praise, Andrew would have the praise team pray. Before leaders meetings commenced, we would pray. etc. However, through all this prayer i noticed one thing. Whenever we pray to God, we take this third party approach such as, asking him to come into our worship service and letting his fire fall and presence fill the room. and thats how i prayed for a while. But i feel God spoke to me through praise times. If you are wondering why this is titled "You Are Here" here is the answer. There is a song we sing at church that goes like this:
The Same power that conquered the grave lives in me,
The Same power that rescued the Earth lives in me.
If you didnt know, that song is just a bridge of another song titled, You are here. if u ever have a chance, you should go youtube the song You are here - Hillsong London. it is truly breathtaking and amazing. It showed me that God is always with me. so why am i always asking him to come and fill us up? he resides in the hearts of each individual on this planet. That same power that allowed christians to utilize superhuman abilities, that defeated death, that created the universe, is in YOU. if you ever feel weak and worthless just know that in the palm of your hand, you have access to the boundless power of our GOD. He is here with us always and will never forsake us.
So relating to our struggles, no matter how hard it gets, dont ever think that God has abandoned you for a second. Dont ever let the devil decieve you into thinking that you have strayed too far. i dont know about you, but this was a huge encouragement to me when i talked it over with peter.
When youre facing obstacles that seem to high, before considering letting go, remember why you hung on for so long. . .When you stand up to your challenges, God wont meet you there. . . you are bringing the power of God with you.