Christ Our Life

So, I've been thinking for a couple days about what to post next. I was going to post something silly and random, but a couple things changed that. Our church missionary conference was this weekend. The theme was "Christ our life". Every message preached was about making God our life. It was a very challenging conference. Also, I read two blog posts in the past day. One was written by Nate and one was written by my mom. Both are terrific posts that I recommend you read. Nate's: http://sidereallypensive.blogspot.com/2011/03/loneliness-and-solitude-are-two-things.html


Mom's: http://thatoneneedfulthing.blogspot.com/2011/03/one-thing-is-needful-and-mary-hath.html


After reading Nate's post last night I prayed for a long time and I stayed up far later than I should have writing a blog post. Up until 10 minutes ago I fully planned on typing it out and posting it, but then I found out that my mom made a blog! *see above*
She told me the name and I read it. It was great. It reminded me of a song that I've sung several times at various teen events. I decided that instead of what I wrote last night, I'd post part of the song. I find it extremely fitting

                                                   One Needful Thing

                                                     Joe Zichterman

Vs. 2

When Thou sayest, "Seek me early," Thy face, Lord, will I seek,

For Thou art my soul's exceeding great reward.

While abounding in Your service, may men's record of us be

That we've spent much time in secret in the presence of our Lord

Chorus

That one needful thing, that one needful thing.

As the sacrifice of praise we humbly bring.

As Thine own peculiar treasure

created for thy pleasure,

May we not neglect that one needful thing

So, people, let's not neglect Christ. The one who cares for us and loves us. Let's make Him top priority in our lives.

Philippians 3:7-14 (NASB)

7 But whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ.

8 More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ,

9 and may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith,

10 that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death

11 in order that I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.

12 Not that I have already obtained it or have already become perfect, but I press on so that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus.

13 Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead,

14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.