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i think about myself heaps...

posted by matt beres | | Posted On 2.27.2008 at 6:06 PM

yeah, don't tell anyone, but i think about myself often. more than often, in fact.

many times i find myself discouraged or frustrated with people or situations when in reality i am just thinking about myself. i focus on how the outcome of a situation did not meet my expectations, then i become "discouraged." is discouragement or frustration really a mask for selfishness? i'm not entirely sure yet, but i do know that when i am "discouraged" and "frustrated" i definitely need to take a step back and look at who i am thinking about...

usually it's me.
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people are just people

posted by matt beres | tags: , , | Posted On 2.26.2008 at 2:34 PM

i've been thinking about people and their value.

god really does value people more than anything. a friend challenged me this weekend. he basically said that god cares more about our relationships with each other than he does about worshipping and going to church. i have been thinking about this. check it out in matthew 5:23,24. it says

23 So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,
24leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

sometimes we get our priorities so messed up. we think god really cares about what we look like when we're "worshipping" or how often we come to church or how much we serve in the body of christ. this passage says the god's priorites are so different than the way we live. god would rather you fix the broken relationships in your life than keep serving and lifting up different sacrifices to him. that's huge to me! this definitely shows the priorities of the father.

as we grow to be more like christ may our priorities align with his.
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just between us...

posted by matt beres | | Posted On 2.20.2008 at 3:19 PM

life is crazy.

this past month (not to mention the entire last year) held so many changes for me.

a year ago i was in college and getting ready to go to australia. now? well, now i am working at a church full time, paying bills, and renting a house.

honestly, i could not have planned this better if i tried. a few months ago i had an idea of what I wanted, but obvoiusly God had something different planned. and, as usual His plan was better than mine. i never learn, eh?

well, i have other things to say, but they will come in time.

for now...poke around, leave some love, and check out newpointe.org!
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