SURGE Review 1/18/2012

Last night at SURGE we wrapped up our series on "Faith".  I talked about 2 distinct promises that God gives us.  We can approach His throne with boldness and confidence and there we will find mercy and grace in the times we need it the most.  We compared this a bit to The Hunger Games movie that will be released in theaters in March.  You can check out that trailer here:

During the Hunger Games, Katniss (the main character) is fighting for her life.  She has to be the sole survivor of 24 other 12-18 year olds.  In order to do this she has to outsmart her competition.  Each district has previous winners who coach the current "tributes".  District 12, where Katniss is from, only has one.  His name is Haymitch.  Haymitch knows exactly what Katniss is going through and has the ability to see all the other opponents that are in the game.  He can see the long term picture and can send Katniss gifts or refrain from sending them based on her current circumstance.  Sometimes she wonders why he doesn't send a gift right away and she sometimes wonders why she is getting certain gifts when she hasn't asked for them.  

This is how it is with God.  Jesus has been in our shoes.  He can see the big picture and the other people in our life.  Sometimes we wonder why God isn't doing exactly what we think He should do.  Other times, we wonder why He chooses to give us certain blessings.

Christine Holt reminded me of a song that goes perfectly with this.  It is "I have been there" by Mark Schultz.  You can watch it below: