Burli with another update from Bootcamp 2012. Wrapping up an amazing 2 months in Dallas, TX!
Burli Johnson (aka The Bull) recaps our ongoing Bootcamp. Lots of exciting things going on and to look forward to!
The Walk
Have you ever contemplated something that wasn’t God’s will. You begin to make excuses for yourself justifying the path that you’re taking. At the same time you’re weary of the consequences of disobeying God so you don’t fully pursue sin. You slowly walk further and further from the truth, ignorant of the path you’re taking.
Have you ever contemplated something that wasn’t God’s will. You begin to make excuses for yourself justifying the path that you’re taking. At the same time you’re weary of the consequences of disobeying God so you don’t fully pursue sin. You slowly walk further and further from the truth, ignorant of the path you’re taking.
The Jog
Have you ever thought of trying something once? Just once! Afraid you’re “missing out on life” if you don’t do this sin once? You just want to see what its like. You assume that you’ll come right back to God right after your experience is over. What you thought of trying just once, has become a habit and an addiction over the years. At this point you know what you’re doing is wrong, but your steady pace is getting comfortable. It hurts to slow down and it hurts to speed up.
Have you ever thought of trying something once? Just once! Afraid you’re “missing out on life” if you don’t do this sin once? You just want to see what its like. You assume that you’ll come right back to God right after your experience is over. What you thought of trying just once, has become a habit and an addiction over the years. At this point you know what you’re doing is wrong, but your steady pace is getting comfortable. It hurts to slow down and it hurts to speed up.
The Sprint
Have you ever fell deep into sin? You feel like you’ve lost everything. The devil tells you that you’ve gone too far to ever come back. “You might as well just go all in”. And so you do. You’ve drowned in guilt and you’ve become delusional. In the confusion you run in the wrong direction. Instead of running away from sin and towards God, you sprint towards the very sin that brought you down. You assume that more sin and pleasure will fill the void in your heart caused by sin. At this frantic pace it’s hard to turn back.
Have you ever fell deep into sin? You feel like you’ve lost everything. The devil tells you that you’ve gone too far to ever come back. “You might as well just go all in”. And so you do. You’ve drowned in guilt and you’ve become delusional. In the confusion you run in the wrong direction. Instead of running away from sin and towards God, you sprint towards the very sin that brought you down. You assume that more sin and pleasure will fill the void in your heart caused by sin. At this frantic pace it’s hard to turn back.
The Chase
It’s easy to think that God pursues us at the same pace that we run away from him. If this were true he would tire, he would give up after a few miles, and he would lose interest.
It’s easy to think that God pursues us at the same pace that we run away from him. If this were true he would tire, he would give up after a few miles, and he would lose interest.
God’s pursuit of us is not based on our walk, jog, or sprint. We run away from God thinking that God’s given up on us. We think we’ve run too fast and too far to ever come back to God. if we would just turn around, we would see God desperately chasing after us. He’s been after us the whole time. He never stopped running, and he never will. The song, “The Chase”, describes a relationship with God in which we acknowledge his pursuit of us.
When I need your blood
Your cleansing flow
Your love will never fail to find my soul
My hiding place
My strength and hope
Your love will never fail to find my soul
How amazing, Unrelenting,
Is the way You chase my heart
