The Unworthy Saint

Here’s an incomplete list of things that stir my affections for Christ. Perhaps I’ll add to it.

• Pizza, but not too much
• Cool mornings
• Programming artificial intelligence & digitally attempting to mimic God’s creation
• Seeing nature (minus dealing with it)
• The beach
• Testimony
• Dags (dogs – think Snatch)
• Watching soccer
• Watching children playing, running, laughing – innocence
• Good friends and deep conversations
• Root beer
• Math and Physics
• Writing
• Reading my bible
• Art sometimes
• Silence
• Certain songs. Not others. There’s a fine line. Country and Rap are generally out. Stavesacre, Charlie Peacock, Lost Dogs – definitely in.
• Serving

Matt Chandler wrote about what stirs his affections for God.  I started thinking about it and I had a hard time.  I think that’s just where I am.  I don’t know what stirs my affections for Christ – that’s a pretty big issue.  If I think hard about it I can come up with a few of my defaults, but I can’t come up with much that has done it lately.  This will give me something to think on as I drive to and from work today…

It’s difficult to pursue the Lord.  Discipline is not natural.  I need the Lord’s strength – I am weak.  It’s like I don’t have faith that he will provide when I am in need.  I know I am in need, and I know I cannot accomplish anything aside from destruction by my will alone.