The Tension is Good

This week at Catalyst has been a lot of fun! It's been great to meet new people leading some amazing ministries. It's been great to hear the stories of how God has used OPEN to change lives and impact ministries all over the globe. This is my first year at Catalyst, and it's a lot like I expected it to be... It's a great mix of leadership, passion, high flying craziness, off the wall thoughts, and life changing biblical points!

There has been SO many good points spoken from the platform that it's going to take a while to go back through to articulate exactly how I can apply them to my life. Over the next few weeks, my hope is to be able to process some of these thoughts with you.

Starting with the overall theme of Catalyst they displayed how

the tension is good.

For YOU why is tension good?

Catalyst 2010 Christine Caine

Don't just do Church. We must be the Church.

Is our heart beating for the things that Christ' heart beats for?

27 million are lost in human trafficking.

God is consumed for the lost. It's about the ONE.

Love is in the Air

It's been a while since I have actually typed out more than 140 characters... due to twitter, but I wanted to say that Valentines day can be more than just a once a year day! I am a big believer in romancing that special someone on a regular if not daily basis...

So just keep that in mind! Also if you start right right away, turn your v-day into the day after and save yourself 50% on everything!

Up down...

Have you ever had one of those days that just isn't very optimistic? When you sit and wonder why, what for, how will I ever get through this...

What if we didn't listen to God, what would our lives look like? Would we become:

• Passive
• Scared
• Bored
• Intimidated
• Fearful

Sometimes I feel like that is the world I live in... It's all around me, am I like that? I believe that the enemy wants us to live a like points above, for it to be some ingrained into who we are... My challenge for you is to reflex on your life, do you have those traits? Are you saying "YES" to God? Or are you stuck?

Clashing

The Past and The Future...

Mine seems to be clashing in my dreams. Does your past hold you back from where God wants you to go in the future? God is teaching me right now that I need to "let go" and trust in Him.

Are there things in your life that you just don't want to let go of? Can you name what those are?

My challenge is: name them, let them go, and give them to God.