Passion Conference..need i say more?

this past weekend i was forunate enough to attend the Passion Conference held in Dallas, Tx. i was invited by my cousin (Chevy seektruthnow.blogspot.com ) who said it is an amazing event. so i went. honestly, i went with high hopes. i thought God would deal with me in a way that i never thought possible. i wanted that. i was excited. not just because Chris Tomlin and David Crowder were leading worship or Louie Giglio and Frances Chan were speaking..but because i really thought God was break me to my core. i went. i worshipped. i listened. i sought after God wholeheartedly. (my grandpa just walked in my room..he is freakin amazing!) so yea. i did all i felt i was supposed to do to "feel the presence of God." and i did. the confrence ended. i didnt feel any different. just more knowledable of The Word. dont get me wrong i desire that..but i just didnt feel closer to God. has that ever happend to you? i got back home to Galveston around 4 am sunday morning. i had to be at church at 9 am to practice for the 10.30am service. i went to sleep a little disappionted that night. i didnt sleep much. its funny because the next morning i woke up..thank god..and i felt a little different. i wasnt sure what is was..tired? sleepy? hungry? i didnt know. i went to church. i wasnt even tired. i felt fueled and refreshed! i had this crazy ball of energy inside me...and it God inside of me. i could just feel it stirring up the whole time i practiced. i had a passion for jesus like never before. people could see it from the outside because they told me. thats jesus. people were ministered through the praise and worship. thats jesus. it was jesus working. how amazing is God.

so why did i say this?

as christians..many times we try to seek God until we get that mushy gushy feeling inside us and we feel like crying. because that is when God is present!!!!! (sarcastic) .. we forget to just be still and know that God is gonna be got whether you "feel" him or not. we as christians have put limits on God! just becuase we didnt get goosebumps or shed a tear we werent "touched by God." maybe God changes you that way sometimes...but God is pretty huge...i think he has other ways of changing our lives..healing our wounds..mending our souls. but thats just me.

so i challenge you..dont put limits on God. He can speak and move through anything he desires..all you have to do is listen...oh yeah..and dont put limits on the Creator of the universe.