Austin and I had the privilege of watching two great friends get married this past weekend. The entire day was absolutely beautiful. It is always such a joy to gather with old friends and make new ones as you reflect on God's provision in the lives of the people you love the most. One of my favorite moments of the day happened towards the end of the reception. The master and mistress of the ceremony had a little guy, who definitely had some big character. He asked his parents for the microphone and requested the rooms attention. He told everyone he was going to sing Awesome God, and that he did. Those left at the reception joined him in the chorus singing "Our God, is an awesome God he reigns, from Heaven above with wisdom, power, and love our God is in awesome God." This little guy so innocently yet bravely led an entire room in worship. It was simple and so sincere. It was an adorable moment, but beyond the cuteness, the moment made me think about being a Christian adult. When is the last time I've stopped what I was doing to thank God for what He was doing and tell Him He was awesome? I think Christian adults, including myself, have recently become so focused on being right and politically correct that we've forgotten about the importance of being united in worship. We would rather debate religious freedom acts, (which quite honestly doesn't take a whole lot of courage to do) than join with our brothers and sisters to worship the One who has extended us grace and forgiveness. The debating part, that's easy, everyone is entitled, to their opinions and platforms. Someone may disagree with you or judge your opinion but no one will think you're weird for having one. Real courage is the ability to ask for the microphone and simply proclaim God's awesomeness. Following Christ has become more about us and our entitlement and less about His awesome power. Seriously friends, there is thunder in his footsteps and lightening in his fists. Prior to the wedding, the groom's grandfather led the group in prayer, and before he said amen, he said, "God, I just want to tell you that I love you." This is the true beauty of the body of Christ. When we are functioning the way we were created to, we keep Him first. Thankful for learning from incredibly different generations this weekend. Let us live boldly, shouting the awesomeness of our God in every moment and taking time to voice our love for Him.
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