Weekend Part One: Thoughts on Obedience

My weekend began with a concert....a rock concert consisting of local guys that actually used to play at events for the youth group i was apart of in my church in Columbia.  And here they were--filling a colliseum.  I've said this before, but live music makes my heart full.  And then to see these guys performing for thousands--with a positive message for that matter--it got me thinking.  Look how far they've come.  I wonder if they could have ever imagined success like this when they were singing in front of my small youth group years ago.  God certainly does rain down blessings on His people.  Especially, i think, when they step out in faith, take risks, and look to Him.  I think we get bogged down in the day to day....the mundane...doing something today simply because it's what we did yesterday.  We lose sight of the big picture.  We forget that perhaps God has a bigger, grander plan for our lives than we have for ourselves.  Perhaps He's just waiting--waiting for us to fix our gaze on Him and be obedient. 

I mean, the title of this blog is "A Fuller Life Poured Out." Fuller.  I don't think 'fuller' means living small--believing small.  I think the fuller life is believing God for big things.  Greater than we can ask or imagine.  Having great faith.  For example....about this time one year ago i was in a place of not knowing where i was going to live or work.  And i blogged about this.  I blogged about that quote in the movie Under the Tuscan Sun where the main character says they laid railroad tracks before there was even a train.  Was this great faith or foolishness? In a similar way, i was believing God for something better and greater.  I don't always exhibit great faith. (I mean, let's be real, who does? Who doesn't allow even one ounce of fear into the mind?) But in this instance, i knew that God was going to provide.  I just knew it.  And He did.  He blessed me with a greater job and a beautiful home to live in.  He came through in a big way. 

Yesterday's sermon was about stepping out in faith.  And how God blesses you when you do.  It inspired me.  To live more fully.  To practice greater faith.  To step out.