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There are four of us from ECU (Mackenzie, Sara, Kristin, and me), alongside 60+ other students from around the country. We are in Chicago for ministry purposes in our own personal lives, as well as receiving the benefit of growing more like Christ by seeking His Kingdom and faithfully responding to His Gospel through ministry and doing all things to His glory.

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Searching for Jobs, or Jesus?

Currently: It's now Wednesday night, our weekly "Date night with the Lord." Its pretty much what it sounds like and what you think it is. I'm wrapping it up now.

Recently: So we spent all day, everyday this week job searching. It's been 8 - 5 for me everyday out and about in the city, learning the streets/getting lost, while asking everywhere for a job. Some of us have been hired on the spot, which is awesome. We trust God will lead us individually to those who he will call, and for those who have been hired, he's gotten them past this step.
I have yet to find a job, though I am persevering. I had an interview for Subway today. It is ironic, seeing how it was my first job of 7 or so I've had in the past, and now even with my degree, I end up back there. We'll see where God puts me. There is a nice pizza place I wouldn't mind...

The Good Stuff: I had the privilege of meeting up with my discipler/action group leader/impact group leader, Brian. We traveled to one of two campuses we will be working with throughout the summer, De Paul, and discussed what starting a movement might look like. The other is campus is Loyola. I am genuinely excited to be part of this, and to see the fruit that will come out of our service. To see the beginning and growth of a ministry amongst a campus in need of one.
We went over an excerpt of A.W. Tozer's book, Knowledge of the Holy. I thought of Ben's "Integrity Doctrine" talks while went through it. "What comes to our mind when we think about God is the most important thing about us." We must consider this! Does my idea or thoughts of God correspond, as much as they possibly can, with the true being of God? I want my worship to be pure and not in vain/corrupt. My discipleship, my prayer, my singing songs, my doing of everything to the glory of God (which must be pure, or else it gives glory to a false god). That's a huge deal, no doubt.
So far this project is helping me with these things. God has been revealing himself to me, just as he has been since the moment he revealed the gospel to me. As shown to me by Brian (and I hope I can explain accurately), the equation is beautiful:
Through understanding what it means to love God, we have two factors: the essence of our love for him, and our expression of our love. Ideally, our expression (such as reading scripture, singing songs, evangelism) is not in vain, and is derived from the essence of our love for him (such as adoration, delighting or resting in him). But regardless, our expression of our love leads to a third part of understanding our love for him, which comes from him, and begins to be pure/real by him, exposure. Exposure of God himself, leads to real essence of love, which leads to real expression, which leads to more exposure, and so on. This takes me directly back to the moment I knew the Gospel was real, and God gave me the holy spirit so that I might provide true worship, rather than the corrupt worship I had ignorantly committed for so long. Oh, the perfect work God has in each of our lives, and to know him more is a blessing.

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