I think there haven’t been enough people who have intentionally pursued their faith. I know I didn’t. I attended worship, I went on mission trips, I served where the Church asked me to serve, and I did all of those things, without being present in my own Faith.
I was all about serving the kingdom, but had not done anything to serve the King.
I lost sight of the reason behind all of those things, for the act of serving.
God has been throwing the word “intentional” at me for several years, and I am only now starting to feel like I am working towards that mentality. To that end, I was attending a Secret Church event when three concepts that flow through scripture finally came to light in a way I could articulate. Maybe it was staying up later than I normally do, or maybe it was the Spirit, but part of that event that resonated with me was wrapped up in this concept that God’s people are called to be Holy, that God’s people are meant to be humble, and that God’s people are meant to be full of nobility, grace, and truth.
The holiness of God’s people is not meant to bring us pride or arrogance, as if we made ourselves holy. This holiness does not mean we are secluded or withdrawn from the world around us, but that we are set apart for a specific purpose, much as a home’s kitchen is set apart for cooking. Our purpose, our holiness, is that we are set apart for the work of God.
God has a reason for his desire that his people be Humble. We are meant to recognize that our place in His kingdom is a free gift to us, paid for through the life of another. Humility is not being embarrassed or afraid; it is our attempt, as humans, to reflect the “still small voice” God used to speak to Elijah as he stood in the mouth of the cave. God spoke in a way that Elijah had to be actively seeking to hear, and if the Creator chooses to speak to his servants that way, then we as his people can learn how to live in a way that breathes Humility.
The people of God are called to be Noble, full of Grace and Truth. Throughout Scripture, we see God act and serve on behalf of his people, choosing to do for them what they cannot do for themselves. This demonstrates to us that the people of God should be willing to sacrifice their place in the world they live in, so that someone else might have the chance to join the kingdom as well. This concept of Nobility, Grace, and Truth had finally settled into this word: Heroic. We, as a people, are obsessed with Heroism; it bleeds through almost every story we tell. The Heroism that we continue to talk about is the reflection of God, the true Hero, in our lives.
I have had the domain for HolyHumbleHeroic since that Secret Church, and I have been trying to determine the best path forward. This site and the thoughts that come from it are my attempt to listen to the word that God keeps putting in front of me, and for anyone else who finds themselves thinking there must be something more than this.