Happy Easter!

Philippians 2:5b-11

 ⁵ ...have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:

 ⁶ Who, being in very nature God,
   did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;
⁷ rather, he made himself nothing
   by taking the very nature of a servant,
   being made in human likeness.
⁸ And being found in appearance as a man,
   he humbled himself
   by becoming obedient to death—
      even death on a cross!

 ⁹ Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
   and gave him the name that is above every name,
¹⁰ that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
   in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
¹¹ and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,
   to the glory of God the Father.

Oh, Happiness!

As I started making my playlist of summer music, I came across a particular David Crowder*Band song called Oh, Happiness that I really enjoy.  It speaks of the joy found in God's grace.

Oh, happiness
There's grace enough for us and the whole human race

Oh, happiness
There's grace enough for us and the whole human race
 

Friend or foe, stranger or kin
All who come begin again
Hard or frail, rich or poor
All in need need fear no more
Such a thing to give away

Oh, happiness
There's grace enough for us and the whole human race

Oh, happiness
There's grace enough for us and the whole human race

All regrets let go, forget
There's something that mends all of it
Such a thing to give away

Oh, happiness
There's grace enough for us and the whole human race

Oh, happiness
There's grace enough for us and the whole human race

Sound the church bells
Let them ring, let them ring
For everything can be redeemed
We can be redeemed, all of us

Oh, happiness
There's grace enough for us and the whole human race

Oh, happiness
There's grace enough for us and the whole human race

Oh, happiness
There's grace enough for us and the whole human race

Love and Humility

During Saturday morning small group, we watched a Francis Chan sermon about love and humility, referencing the passage in 1 Corinthians 8:1-3, especially verse 3: "But the man who loves God is known by God."

I wrote down a list of questions that I thought of during the video, and I'd like to share them with you all.

How much do I love my peers?
How often do I weep for the lost?
How can I better share Chirst with others?
Is that my PASSION in life?
Do I care about other things more than I care about salvation?
Why don't I feel pain for others' suffering?
Again, do I GENUINELY love others?
Do others see God in my life?
Am I mindful of where others struggle?
What am I doing to build them up?

These just struck me as I wondered how much I actually care for other people.  I'm going to use these as I evaluate myself, trying to strive to love and care for others in a deeper way.