i recently ran across an bumper sticker that said…

“God loves you just the way you are, and way to much to leave you that way”

this thanksgiving, i am thankful for a God who loves me enough to embrace me right now and yet loves me way to much to keep me this way. you see, i’ve recently been reminded that there is always something more to be done. i am reminded of the beast of a man named Paul who said, “i dont claim to have it all together” and who said, “you must press on toward the prize”. i am reminded of Paul because this is a man who had so much figured out yet, kept going. i am reminded of Moses in the book of Exodus who literally used the fact that he knew God as an excuse for knowing Him more. more recently, i am reminded of Billy Graham who, when asked if he had any regrets in this life said, “i wish i would have known God more”. these are great men of God and men that we all look up to and read about and strive to live up to in many ways, yet wanted more. these are men who have never been content with where they are at in their relationship with the Lord, and that is inspiring. 

you see, i dont think its a coincident that these men still pursued Christ with everything they had, even with so much figured out. its like i said in my tab above about Gods glory, i believe thats the way we were created. we were created with a void in the central most part of our being that can only be filled by Christ Himself. 

with this thought, i am led to a verse in the Bible that speaks to the heart of such a thought. its a letter that was written by, who other then Paul. a letter to the thessalonians who were a great people of God and lived life according to the law of the Holy Spirit but the verse goes a little something like this…

Finally, brothers, we have instructed you how to live to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more. 
1 Thessalonians 4:1

so, this thanksgiving, i am thankful for where i am at right now in my walk with the Lord, but not content with it. i want more and more. i’m not above moses, paul, billy graham or anyone else by a long shot. but i am above being stagnant. i am above being ok with status quo. i am above the ordinary. 

this thanksgiving, to the ordinary, i say thank you but….goodbye. 

happy thanksgiving…what are you thankful for?