Today I Choose to Move...

Today I choose to move. To not stand still and go where God is leading me.
Today is day 35! I can't believe how quickly the days have gone by. I have loved studying 35 different words. God has taught me so much and I have come to a place where I truly crave and want that time with the Lord each day. My quiet time with the Lord has changed into something I truly desire, instead of just something that I feel like I have to get done each day.
I have been challenged to do things that feel big, scary and hard, but I know that God will give me the strength and will open up doors that feel sealed shut and boarded up. I think it is fitting that the final word in my 35 day challenge is move. I have gained all of this knowledge, have been challenged and now I must act. Matthew 21:28-32 gives us a wonderful challenge of making sure that our actions match our words through the parable of the two sons. '"What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, 'Son, go and work today in the vineyard.' 'I will not,' he answered, but later he changed his mind and went. 'Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing.' He answered, 'I will, sir,' but he did not go. 'Which of the two did what his father wanted?' 'The first,' they answered. Jesus said to them, 'Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you. For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.'" Our actions much match our words. We can't just go through the Christian motions, we have to act, we have to change, we have to learn, we have to grow and we have to open up our hearts so that God can use us. 
It's also important that we evaluate what really motivates our faith. "John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, 'You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham. The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.'" (Luke 3:7-9) What motivates our faith? If it fear of the future or a desire to be changed and used by God? Our repentance must be connected to action or it isn't real. We can't just go through the motions of a Christian life, there has to be fruit that shows we are changed and that our salvation has impacted our lives. We have to live differently, we have to live a life that points others to Christ. And in order for that to happen, we must MOVE! We can't just sit around waiting for God, we have to earnestly seek him and follow after his will.
So today, I choose to move. To move on the things that God has challenged me with and to follow after his will for my life.