Everything

Everything. Recently I just watched an really awesome skit about Jesus being our Everything and it was set to the song Everything by Lifehouse. I first received this video from Kasey Powell, so if you see her give her a word of thanks for finding it and sending it to everyone on leadership. I recently did thank her via email and she sent one back that kind of made me a little angry. Apparently I was the only one, on all of leadership team, to reply back, even though I didn't watch it until 3-4 weeks after I received it. She was saying how no one said anything about it and then IV used it for CRASH, without one word of thanks or credit to Kasey for finding it. Unbelievable! That IV would have the audacity to use something and claim the credit for it when they received it from an outside source. Not even a word of thanks or this was awesome or even a disagreement, nope, nada, zip. Any response is better than no response. Because with no response becomes assumptions and with assumptions comes mis-communications and that can just screw EVERYTHING up. I don't blame her for feeling down about that, I would feel taken advantaged of or used (not a good way used). It's not the point that she didn't get the credit but that her actions felt worthless, felt like they didn't matter, that no one cared. I know how that feels like but IV? That shouldn't come from there of all places....I'm really starting to think what IV is truly representing these days. But I can't say anything or speak up about it because I'm not really "involved". Something I'm taking harsh steps to change.
Anyways, that's not really what I wanted to write this blog about but just something that got me a little angry. Like i said before this video was pretty convicting for me, hard core. I don't have time to explain in depth about it now, but if you watch it you'll understand when I say that Jesus has not been my Everything for quite a while now and that I've been losing myself to the distractions of this world and am now just realizing it. I really encourage you to watch this video and just think about some of the distractions in your life that is keeping you from Christ. Especially watch the ending, it is the BEST PART. Is He a "category" you fall under or your life and source? Is your relationship with Him what drives your or your pride in your denomination, a name, a simple label? Is Jesus Christ your light? Is He your Everything?

Being computer retarded I couldn't figure out how to post the video on my blog so I'm posting a link to Steve's blog where he posted the video I sent him. Hope you like it.

http://web.mac.com/steven_jr/T&T/Blog/Entries/2007/10/9_Everything.html


P.S. Funny, a song called Revelation Song was done at my church a few Sundays ago with the huge choir and orchestra getting really into it and this song is about Christ being your everything. God was probably sending me a clue then, took me about 3 weeks to get it. Later yo.
I didn't realize this until after I wrote this but if you read Steve's blog, this one will look extremely similar. Funny.