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An Idol Heart – Guest Post At RefineUs.org

April 2, 2010 in Blogging, Faith, Friends, Guest Posts, My Story with 7 Comments

I was recently asked by Justin Davis, campus pastor for Cross Point Bellvue and my friend, if I would contribute a guest blog post to a series about redemption on RefineUs.org, the blog he and his wife Trisha write. To say that I was honored would be a massive understatement.  I actually had to ask him if he was serious.  He was.

Then I saw the lineup of who else would be adding their voices to the mix this week… Lindsey Nobles, Spence Smith and Alece Ronzino.  Good Lord!  Honestly, I quickly felt a bit out of my league in the company of these great folks who have inspired and encouraged me from afar with what they have written and shared on their own blogs.  But yet, I had an invitation to share my story.  So I did.

What I wrote for Justin’s blog is probably the most honest thing I’ve ever written in my life.  I decided to share my story in a deeper and more candid way than I have even had an opportunity to share here on my own blog yet.  It just felt like it was time.

Thank you, Justin and Trisha.  Your lives are a light, an encouragement and a reminder of the faithfulness of God.  Your story is a picture of redemption and hope to so many people. Thank you for the invitation and opportunity to open my heart and share my story. I pray that God uses it to encourage and speak to someone else in whatever they are facing in their life right now, and to draw people closer to Himself.

READ: An Idol Heart (Grant Jenkins) /// guest post at RefineUs.org

 

Guest Blog by Adam Smith a/k/a Jackalopekid

March 18, 2010 in Faith, Guest Posts with 12 Comments

NOTE: Today I am introducing the first of what will be a recurring series of guest posts from folks in the blogosphere whose voices I respect and want to introduce you to.  The first guest blogger here at AnIdolHeart.com is Adam Smith a/k/a @Jackalopekid.  I love the way Adam communicates and hope you dig it as well.  Enjoy!

(This is the new official logo for AnIdolHeart) :)

Hello, folks! My name is Adam Smith and I’m the author of jackalopekid.com. I just moved from Atlanta, GA to Denver, CO about four months ago. The weather is colder here, the scenery is better and people laugh when I say words like “folks” or “y’all”.  It’s quite spectacular.

Well, you’re probably asking, “What is a jackalopekid?” Well, it’s a nickname I got growing up, and it just stuck. It’s crazy I know, and for that I apologize. You probably haven’t visited my blog yet for that one reason. Again, I apologize.

So now that we have that out of the way, I am truly honored and excited to write here on AnIdolHeart. Actually, this is the subject I want to write on. “An Idol Heart”.  The title alone speaks volumes to me. I actually just started reading this blog and immediately added it to the RSS feed after reading this, as should you. You see, when you read that post, I hope you feel the realness and substance that I did. I love that junk. You want to know why? It’s because everybody has a story. No matter what you’re going through or what you have been through in the past, someone else out there can relate.

Maybe you can relate to my story. I grew up in a Christian home and knew about God, but I didn’t KNOW God. Maybe you understand that… Well, I found Him as a teenager and never looked back after that moment. The one thing that held me back to giving my entire life to Jesus, that gave me an idol and complacent heart, was religion and pride. Those are two really dangerous things. I really didn’t realize they were there to tell you the truth.

If I had to say one thing that holds me back today, that would probably be fear. It’s a fear of what people think, a fear of the unknown and a fear of being the husband that God wants me to be. You can probably relate to my story now, huh? But again, this is real life stuff I deal with and maybe you do, too.

So I have a question for you today, new friends—  What is something that is holding you back?

 
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