I had a dream the other night that youth group was taking place in my backyard. I was seen as one of the leaders but I wasn't, there was no youth leader. I didn't recognize any of the kids, they were skaters who smoked and cussed all the time. I was putting on an apathetic attitude just to fit in. I never talked, never sang, I didn't do anything. One of the girls was going around asking people to lead worship, when she asked me I was like, heck no. Then a few of the kids she asked got up and started leading worship. I started looking at all the kids - some were singing, others were just sitting there, some were smoking. I remember thinking, "God is not real to these kids, they have never experienced Him in a real way." After I thought this, I felt this huge responsibility on my heart, like I was there to show them this real and hardcore God..
I can't stop thinking about this dream, and every time I think about it I get excited.
How real is this God to us?
After this dream, my prayer has been that God makes Himself and this love real to me in a hardcore way. When I read the gospels, and see how Jesus lived in His short life here on earth, I see nothing but a harcore love in a raw man. As I'm reading Acts, seeing how the disciples were literally transformed by this Jesus, I compare my own love to theirs. Those men knew beyond any doubt that this God was very real and their love for Him and the world was very hardcore. They let nothing stop them from boldy proclaiming this very real God to the world in a powerful way. No matter what hardships they faced, they pushed on, knowing that this Jesus proved to them that it was worth it. That there is nothing better than this love.
I want that confidence. I want that joy. I want that hope and peace.
I want that hardcore love.
Confidence is more than being right all the time, and having all the right answers. Cuz we won't.
Joy is more than having a smile on your face. It's deeper than that, it's a heart thing.
God's hardcore love is what changed and continues to change the world.
--Peace and Love.
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