The Spirit of God and Baptism

I don’t have a lot of time and my back hurts (as it has for the last year) and I need to get up at 4:45AM and this is going to be in rant format just like it would if I was talking to you. So just picture me yelling it and being way too excited again :). I just have to write this down now because if I don’t write it down now I probably never will.

Life is freakin’ awesome. And I don't mean just my life in its current circumstances, even though it is. I wake up every day and my mind is totally blown, man. Think about this: if you’re a Christian, which if you’re reading this then you probably are, the spirit of God lives in you. Take away all the baggage associated with that phrase. Forget about church and Sunday school for a second. Just think about this: there is an all-powerful God. Now that word is over-used too, but really think about it: ALL POWERFUL. He CREATED the universe, and the trees, and water, and you, and me, and sound, and light, and everything you love and everything you hate and everything that’s just okay. He created stickiness and spiciness and speed and wind and writing and language and wormholes.

Now let’s go back to the premise: the spirit of God IS. IN. YOU. How freakin’ cool is that? Like, the all powerful creator of the universe has placed a part of Himself within you, and influences you, and loves you, and has plans for you. He communicates with you, and wants you to communicate with Him. He wants you to feel His love and to love others as He loves you. He’s constantly pushing you to grow and to grow closer to Him. Nothing can stand in your way because He’s by your side. Life will suck sometimes, but he’ll be here with you, and in the end you’ll look back and realize why those parts had to suck. Just think about that! Your current stresses will be something you look at and go “Ohh, yeah, well that was purposeful! And I needed it!”.

In the end, we get to meet God face to face. And it’s going to be awesome.

Yo, I get to be baptized on Sunday. I can’t freaking wait. I’m nervous, honestly, but I wanna show ya’ll (yeah, I said it, what of it? Come at me bro) my love for God, and that I’ve accepted His love and His forgiveness and that I’m thankful to Him. I want to demonstrate my submission to His will, and I want it to be real, and I want you to know that it’s real. And then I want to share it with others. How could I not?

Amen (so be it).

in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. (Proverbs 3:6)