I want you.....but

When it comes to the trinity and religion in general you can't just have peices. often we think we can have parts. I want a Little grace, a little forgiveness, put in some prayers from the saints. I don't want to give anything though, I don't want to give my self to Christ I don't want to give my time to be on Core or teen Core but I want to be there and up there, I want to come to 1/4 of the retreat because my school made it to the State Championship. Some times I catch my self praying Jesus I love you but...I also love this. Then I stop and say but Jesus I really love you. In today's post modern culture, we see this a lot, a lot of buts. We believe in religion, some of the doctrine, not all of it though.

Think about the Story of the rich young man in the Bible, he walks up to Jesus and asks I have all this money, all this power, all this fame. What do I have to do to follow you and Jesus says: you know the commandments, sell everything you own. But when he herd this he became very sad and walk away because he was very rich.

That is how a lot of us are but it isn't money it is sin. Jesus I want you but I just don't have the time to learn who you are, or I want to go on that retreat, but there is a big game coming up that I can't miss, everyone is going to be there it is my last year and I am entitled to do what I want when I want to, I am a senior. I want to help you guys out I am just not willing to give up my Wednesday nights to help. I love you wife, but I also love looking at porn.

St. Paul put it this way:

Now those who belong to Christ (Jesus) have crucified their flesh with its passions and desires (Galatians 5:24)

To really be passionate and Christen you have to give up the desires you have and live for Christ. Tom Booth, a very successful Catholic worship leader, when he was fresh out of high school said in prayer, I don't care where you send me Lord, as long as it is not in Youth Ministry, well he is also was in youth ministry before his music broke.  

You cannot be like a divided plate where your corn and beef don't touch, or Religion and personal life. You have to let them go to together and truly follow Jesus

~Bobby