Am I a disciple?

Last weekend I went to a women's conference and heard from Jen Hatmaker. To be honest, I usually despise women's conferences because usually they are quite frankly--pretty lame. The messages are usually centered around some super-emotional, cheesy, "Jesus-wants-you-to-make-your-American-dream-come-true" type of message that is neither challenging nor often--may I say-- biblical. However, this women's conference was different, thanks to Jen Hatmaker. Jen challenged the church's definition of disciple. She posed the question: Would your life look any different without Christ?

Her teaching reminded me a little of Craig Groschel's Christian Atheist. Christian Atheist can be summed up in what Craig characterizes the American Church as "believing in God but living as if He doesn't exist."

Its amazing to see the message that I believe is being promulgated in the American church. Is your relationship with Christ transforming your life? If you believe in Christ as the Savior of the world, and confess Him with your mouth-- is your life transformed by your relationship with Him?

Am I becoming more like Christ because of the work that He is doing in my heart?

Am I caught up in the American Dream and trying to fit Christ into that lifestyle?

Do I live like a disciple of Christ as seen in the bible?

This weekend, Jen explained what a disciple of a Rabbi would look like in the time of Jesus. A disciple would literally be the rabbi's shadow: mimic his every move, talk like him, walk like him, follow him where ever he went--even so much as following the rabbi to the bathroom... yea, gross.

If I call myself a disciple of Jesus, do I follow Him in the same way?

Constantly relying, constantly listening, constantly following Him where He leads.

Bits & a Bit[e] of My Weekend.... Volume 5 & 6

Busy, busy, busy weeks up until finals...  but here are just a few pics from the past couple weekends.
A trip to the Cheesecake factory with my beautiful friends resulted in this...

Chicken Thai Lettuce Wraps... mmmm..

Peanut Butter Cheesecake... first dessert in a LOOOONNNGGG time!

... and it was so good.

more beautiful friends!

I feel summer coming... so I had to break out all my sandals!

This past weekend was ACQUIRE THE FIRE in Dallas!! Great times and changed lives!!

Early mornings at ATF....

Lunch @ Chick-fil-a with Nick & Michelle stopping in for a visit :)

So blessed to hear from Nick Vijicic. Please check out his website here.

Drew was a little celebrity for a second... still not sure why.... 

After a long, long day.... we are a bunch of dirty kids...

Oh the faces of Kristen & Colin.... 

Great weekend.... soooo tired. :)

It's amazing what Starbucks can do for sleepy kids.

On Sunday my two friends were twins... so I had to take a pic.

Good times with good friends worshipping a great God.
Love-

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