I thought a lot about the blood moon as we drove back from Boston last night. I thought about it through my sleepless night. I thought how far I have come in my journey with Jesus. When I started I was fearful, tired and really at the end of my rope. But the entrance of Jesus into my heart and my life energized me, changed me. Clearly it was less about me and more about Him.

I know what I believe now causes many to say “good bye” but my thinking was changed by Him and not because I woke up one day and said “this will be a great idea”. I think in retrospect I came in by fear and not by faith only to find something, some one I could believe in.

In the beginning I believed in things I no longer believe (Including the spiritual principles some use for biblical reference for things like the blood moon.) and believe things now I never thought I would believe. I have been on a quest for truth and found that the more you seek Him (Which means grace and truth which are found in Him become yours…) the more your world changes.

Clearly, we are no longer just a “human being” but we are in fact a supernatural being. And while we have “human” characteristics the words “human being” are no longer a description of who we are and what we have become.

For years, I always thought the most controversial topics I ever would approach would be tongues and worship. How wrong I was! The division over women in ministry, grace and the finished work of Christ dwarf the first two by a mile!

And yet at this stage of my life I am empowered far more than I could ever imagine. I watch the previous thoughts of “how it should be” slip into the waters with no reminders. And embrace His goodness in all that He does.

Yesterday I was thinking about “family lineage”, the traps and how it can become idolatry in one’s life. The idea “that my daddy did it and his daddy before him is why I do it” is a form of idolatrous thinking. I agree that you hold on to the goodness of the past, including the victories and the greatness. BUT never allow the fears and failures of generations past become who you are or dictate your future! Never allow something “good” to keep you from God!

I am not just puffing you up when I say these things but revealing to you who you are because of who He is.

I thought it was funny this morning when one of the groups I work with tabled this thought, “can a libertarian be patriotic? Why or why not?” (that thread alone was going crazy!) It made me think can a Christian be patriotic? If so what are we patriotic to? The word “patriotic” means “having or expressing devotion to and vigorous support for one’s country.” How are we patriotic? What changes? What can we do? What ought we not do?

Let me be clear! I am NOT saying do not vote, participate in government or run for office. We already did that in the 70’s in our “hunker down” mentality and it DID NOT work. We abdicated callings in government, schools, business, entertainment, media and often even messed our families up. So many churches became afraid of “catching something” that they became afraid of “being something”. (Daniel 1:4 youths without blemish, of good appearance and skillful in all wisdom, endowed with knowledge, understanding learning, and competent to stand in the king’s palace, and to teach them the literature and language of the Chaldeans.) Daniel learned the language. God is greater than the devil. The devil is simply a created being. He is not the opposite of God or the great equalizer!

We need to honor God first and foremost. Having no idols or “other Gods”. So many have turned “patriotism” in to Christianity that it is little wonder so many have missed out on our message. “Give to Caesar what is Caesars and unto God…” (Mark 12:17)

Our walk with God is more like the meanderings of a river than it is the square edges of a building. It is less myopic that we care to believe. More sensational than we often could think. (When people tell me they are bored, I think “you have not met Jesus”.)

Years ago, with some dear friends I did a series of meetings called “God loves the witches”, A Quest For Spirituality. Little did I know that is really what I was on. A quest. I could be satisfied with what I believed in the beginning but that would have left the realities and the truth of God out of my life. It would have subjected me to the pages of a book and not a relationship with the Creator.

It is time to loosen our belts and sup with the one who has loved us always. His name…is Jesus.