Refocus Your Life

While I was in college, I went through a personal Bible study called Experiencing God. At a time in my life when I was searching desperately for direction in life, God used this book to teach me one central truth: The Christian life is about adjusting your life to God's agenda. In other words, we're not saved to live for ourselves. We're saved to serve God, allowing Him to accomplish His purposes through us.

Every once in a while (actually, quite often), we have to refocus our lives. SO, last week I went out and bought the newly revised edition of Experiencing God, and I'm going through this study once again. Here are a few quotes that jumped out at me over the first week:

• "Real Christianity is not merely a religion; it is a relationship with a Person." (8)
• "What is God's will for my life? is NOT the right question. I think the proper question is, What is God's will?" (15)
• "You cannot stay the way you are and go with God." (21)
• "God knows you can't do it! He wants to do it Himself THROUGH you." (38)

Carrie (my wife) went through this study in high school, and she also is going through it again. If you've never read it, we highly recommend it. If you have read it, we highly recommend you read it again! Do you sense that you're not experiencing God like you want to or like you once did? It may be time to refocus your life.