6/25/13:

TFTD: "And because of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption, so that, as it is written, "Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.""
 1 Corinthians 1"30-31

"Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord." Boasting is probably one of the easiest things to do in today's society. When was the last time you watched someone give the I am the greatest look to someone else? Maybe it was you. I know that I fall into this trap of boasting or bragging. I really enjoy to play softball and when I am having a good game sometimes I get the "I am hot stuff" mindset. I make sure people saw my hit or play and if they didn’t I will tell them exactly what happened which might be a little exaggerated because I want to make myself sound like I was awesome.

            Now, when was the last time you boasted in Christ? Boasted in Christ? What does that even mean? Boasting is usually an inward focused act. I boast in the things that I can do well, but it is too prideful to ask why I can do them well. Lecrae, a Christian rapper, has a song called boasting and it really reminds me of what boasting truly is when it says "If this life has anything to gain at all I'll count it loss if I can't hear you, feel you, 'cause I need you. Can't walk this earth alone. I recognize I'm not my own, so before I fall I need to hear you, feel you, as I live to make my boast in you alone." We are here to boast on God! We are here to give God the glory for what He has done in the world and in our lives and what He is continuing to do. Our gifts and talents come from Him and should be used in a way to glorify Him. I for one fail at this and will continue to fail at this over and over, but I want to do better at boasting His name and not mine because I am nothing without it. So I challenge you to see how boasting His name can change how you live your life.

“For the Present is the point at which time touches eternity.”- C.S. Lewis