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Saturday, January 14, 2006

Why am I here? What am I supposed to do here? Why can’t we simply be born knowing the answer to these questions? It would make things easier. Most of us wouldn’t have to experiment so much. Less experimenting with our hearts means less heartbreak. That would be nice…

If you are like me, having a little more clarity in life would be nice. Most of life seems like your driving with all six windows fogged up (unless you have a pair of those cool triangle shaped windows that swivel in-and-out—then you would be driving with all eight fogged up. Anyway.). An instruction manual for life would be keen; life is too short to spend it experimenting anyway.

God only knows, a light would be nice during those times of confusion when clarity is a million miles away. That’s actually pretty true. God does know and, thank God, He gave us an instruction manual. He gave us clarity and a light. He gave us His words—collected in a book. But like one of those incandescent green glo-sticks, we have to crack it open for it illuminate. His words and our heart merge and then we discover that we don’t only have the clarity to make the right decision, but the faith to act.

In the pages of the, Spirit-inspired, ancient document, we call the Bible, are the instructions and eternal principles for living successfully. It is our instruction guide, our owner’s manual for living. You only have one shot at this thing called life. Take the owner’s manual and take ownership of your life. Life is to short for experimenting and your heart to tender to be broken, again-and-again, when a test backfires. Don’t live by hypothesis. Find the answer to “why you are here” and “what you are supposed to do” in the pages of God’s instruction book. (Need answers fast and don’t have time to read the whole book? You can pick up the “cliff notes” Thursday night, 7:00pm, at fusion.)

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Monday, January 09, 2006

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Last Thursday night, if you can imagine, 32 teenagers (and 15 adults) spiritually expectant and on a pure cane sugar high stood trembling and waiting. Then, without warning, the lights went down and the band started methodically playing the open rift of U2's Bloody Sunday (well...something close to it). The three mini-jumbotrons blared, into the darkness, placards of God's goodness and explained why He deserves our heart and praise. Then, unexpectedly, the light show began and the band erupted into a song so dazzling it drew the primary colors, red and yellow, into orange!

With hands raise and hearts ablaze the pandemic of contagious worship sorrowfully came to a halt. A twenty-something, yet—definitely—not middle-aged, man took the stage. Shared his heart and his story with the crowd; it was so quiet you could have heard a mouse “pee-pee” on cotton (and that’s pretty quiet). The end of the man’s talk came; discussion groups assembled, and the minors congregated feasting on happy birthday cake.

All in all, the first night of Fusion was more than a success. It was the manifestation of a dream. A dream, fused with passion and prayer, brought into existence by leaders insatiably hungry to serve, youth thirsting for truth, and, of course, God Himself.

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