change has come.

"The fair new petals must fall, and for no visible reason. No one seems enriched by the stripping.
And the first step into the realm of giving is a like surrender---not manward but Godward: an utter yielding of our best... The life lost on the Cross was not a sinful one---the treasure poured forth there was God-given, God-blessed treasure, lawful and right to be kept: only that there was the life of the world at stake."
Lilias Trotter

He gives all.
He asks all.

selfishness of the gospel.

my own selfishness of the Gospel was magnified today. the ability to have a conversation, much less a conversation centered around the Gospel, with a friend was eliminated. there's no going back at this point.
i thought a lot today about the last conversation i had with chance. actually, i thought about all the conversations i had with him. and i basically came to the conclusion that by [sin] nature, i am completely selfish with the Gospel.

my words are sometimes light, but most of the time, i just manage to get through life without mentioning the importance of the Lord, even in my own life. Geography classes and work shifts have been particularly easy to slide by when it comes to being intentional about the way that i carry myself and the Gospel.
I carry it like I know the elect. well, more like, i can choose the elect. i'll shine Light to those I think deserve it, not the ones that I think may be beyond the reach of the arms of Christ (the ones who most often need it most).

All will worship, so why not encourage the worship of Him now? why delay one's worship even further with my own stubborn and selfish -ness?

'He has shown his people the power of his works, in giving them the inheritance of the nations.'
Psalm 111:6

As the 268generation begins to assemble in Atlanta I only wish I could be there. I pray that the kingdom is ever furthered by the Spirit's work there.