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The Chasing Blog
by Lewis McNeely on Monday, Aug 6th, 2007 at 10:04 am

'Cause Job, he chased an answer
The wise men chased the Child
Jacob chased her 14 years and he
Captured Rachel's smile
Moses chased the Promised Land
Joseph chased a dream
David, he chased God's own heart
All I ever seem to chase is me

'Cause Samson chased a woman
and he chased the Philistines
I'm not quite sure what Jonah chased
But I know he caught the sea
Cain, he chased the harvest
While Abel chased the beasts
David, he chased God's own heart
All I ever seem to chase is me
And Jesus chased the moneymen
And he chased his Father's will
He chased my sin to Calvary
And he caught it on that hill
Saul, he chased the Christians
Till his blindness made him see
David, he chased God's own heart
All I ever seem to chase is me

( Abbreviated version of The Chasing Song. Words and music by Andrew Peterson)

Do you ever feel like all you ever chase is you? I do. I love Jesus. I have a  prayer life. I worship and I read the word. Yet many times I feel like I am still running hard after "Me". My life, my dreams, my recreation, my movie night, my time off, my needs, my wants, my space (not the web site ).   I know if we allow ourselves to feel overwhelmed by our selfishness we can feel condemned. We should feel convicted but not condemned. Condemnation says “I will never change”. Conviction says, “I can change but ONLY at the foot of the Cross.”  So what do we do when we feel all we ever chase is “Me”?  First, we repent and turn away from selfishness. Then we honestly talk to Father God and ask Him to give us grace to chase after His heart, His kingdom, His world. Remember being a child of God is not about works or being busy for "busy" sake. It is about "being". No amount of prayer, Bible study or church attendance can make you a child of the King. That comes through believing Jesus is the Son of God and that God raised Him from the dead. So if you are a believer then just "be". Just be the child of God that you are. How do we do that?  I'm not 100 percent sure but I think that "just being" is a state of rest. Knowing you are His, that He keeps you and He watches over you as a loving Father. When we start being in this way, I think by nature we will start "chasing". Do you have any thoughts on this topic?  Email me and share them with me.

See you on the path.

Pastor Lewis

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