Who is on our pedestal's

The decision is not whether we will be worshippers in this world; the question is what we will worship. All of humanity worships something. In the book of revelations it speaks, “You are worthy, O lord, to receive glory and honor and power; for you created all things, and by Your will they exist and were created.” God made all things, and all things were made for Him. We as human beings were created to worship our creator. God so rejoices when we choose to worship him. There is nothing that gives him more pleasure then when His people are living their lives according to His plan and worshiping Him. Its not because He’s selfish and He wants all the attention, He wants all our attention because He knows He’s worthy. Our God is the center of the universe, He created the depths of the ocean, He created the length of the skies, He created love, and because of that love, He created us.
Sadly too often we forget about this. We get distracted and attracted to other things. Some of us get caught up in relationships and give all our worship to the girl. Others get caught up in themselves and worship their own flawed being, and still others pursue gold, as if that will solve all their problems, and yet the only thing that the pursuit of money will give them is a more uncomfortable wallet to sit on. As our lives go on, we just forget about our God and we become blind and begin to worship idols that we created with our own two hands. Despite this, our Father hasn’t given up on us, He loves us so much that He gave up His son for us. The only possible response we can have is to give our all and worship Him.

Choose sides?

forgive me bloggers for it has been months since my last blog.

I've been thinking a lot on how as soon as you become a Christian its all about picking sides. Your non-denominational, Methodist, Charismatic, baptist, etc. When the more I think about why? why must we choose sides? I'm not advocating the thought that all religions lead to God, that I believe is false simply on the basis that most religions would contradict each other.
I Study Theology at school and I've had the opportunity to study with many students from a numbers of different denominations, and having been on staff at two unique different churches I have been able to work along side many different denominations as well and this is what I have garnered from it.

From the reformed, I have discovered what it means to find sufficiency in Christ and sufficiency in the text. I have rediscovered my fear of our sovereign God.
From the Non-denominational I have learned what it means to have a relationship with Jesus. From my fundamentalist brothers I have learned to have a love for the bible. From the Pentecostals I have learned who the Holy Spirit is in my life.

Not to say there is anything wrong with being apart of a denomination, there is nothing wrong with that, but i do believe we should have open hearts to what fellow disciples of Jesus believe and do all we can to garner truth from each other.

to have a more inter-denominational mindset.

reading the Word

For most of my life I have grown up reading the bible, but honestly I was reading it wrong. It hasn’t been since I started college that I really feel like I have a grasp on what the gospel is really about. What the good news is about. A couple of nights ago I was taking a nap and when I awoke I felt inclined to read Acts 5:28 and it said this, and everyday in the temple and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and preaching, Jesus as the Christ. After I read this I got up and went to put my bible away and it was as if God grabbed my heart and yanked me to the ground and I found myself on my knees on the ground and the Father was saying to me over and over again, preach my Son, Preach my Son. Over and over again God kept saying that to me. This is what the gospel is about, the bible, every verse, every word, every jot and tittle. Its all about the Son, the whole bible is about leading us to the Son, the good news.

Son is gonna rise

My name is Jordan Vale and I haven't blogged in 24 days.

I feel so many things that I have never felt before... in the past 3 months, I have cried out to God and at weeks for a time heard nothing, I've had what I loved most taken right from my very fingertips and there is nothing I can do about. I have been broke to the point of almost dropping from my senior year of college. But through it all I have one thought.

MOUNTAIN GET DOWN.

thats it, In the name of Jesus, my loving and sufficient saviour, mountain get down.

Mountain of a broken in pieces heart get down.
Mountain of despair get down.
Mountain of poverty get down.

My battles may be tough and undecided, but ive already decided who is going to win the wars in my life, its God. through it all, it is him and I will cry out to the mountain to be cast into the sea and I will keep on walking, I will keep walking till I see the SON rise in my life.

a zeal for my creator

You ever think about the fact that you take espresso, vanilla syrup, Carmel, Milk and some ice and you get an amazing thing called an iced carmel Macchiato. You ever think that man did not make all those flavors come together and taste good, but that indeed God did! God made four random things that when you bring them together they make your mouth go crazy with delight because it taste so so darn good. You ever think that when you wake up in the morning and you smell those fresh pancakes that your mom is making, that your mom did not make that smell but in fact God did. Or when I see my girlfriend I am looking at without a doubt the most beautiful girl in the world, no question at all she is the most beautiful thing that I have ever seen, but she did not make herself that way, but God made her that way, and he made the feeling of joy I have when I see her, he made my stomach to still get butterflies when I hold her hand, he did that! I think that the true worship of God is not about singing songs. The true worship of God is realizing what he has done for us, what he is doing in us, what he is doing through us, what he has created and what he is creating. True, authentic, heartfelt, passionate worship is us aligning ourselves with this new realization!!!!

treading on the high places

Anything thats robs me of Christ, that steals my joy, Whether it is morally or ethically sinful or morally or ethically neutral, I want to rid it of my life.

I want to worship God whether I'm broken or healed. I want to worship the Lord whether I'm lost or found. I want to worship my Father whether I'm filled or empty.

I don't care how everything else goes, if I have God that is all I need.

I'm sick of living a conditional life with an unconditional God.

Fruit snacks

What are fruit snacks? I mean its certianly not a fruit but what is it. I love them but some times I wonder what I am truly eating.