The Whitehurst Family: Need vs Want

As many of you know, we attended Acquire the Fire this past weekend for the first time. (Thanks Mom and Dad for watching Sophia and the boys:-) We took 6 teens with us. They were great! We were able to worship with thousands of other believers. We watched some awesome dramas. And were able to hear some great concerts, Everyday Sunday, The David Crowder Band. I have to say Kutless isn't really my type, however there were a couple of songs from them that I liked. Unhindered was the band that did the worship. I really enjoyed them..bought the CD! Hoping Mom can learn one of the songs. The messages that we heard were really geared towards the teens but they spoke to the adults as well. One that really stood out to me was- Do we treat Jesus like a need or a want? A need is something a person has to have in order to survive. A want is just something we would like to have-You can live without your wants. Our lives are oriented around things we need-food, shelter, etc. People do have 'want' lists. Jesus shouldn't be on our 'want' list. Some people 'want' Jesus when it's convenient-when they're desperate. That's not how it should be. Jesus isn't a want. Jesus should be a NEED. A person NEEDS air to live. Think about being underwater and you NEED to come up for air. You will do anything to get to the surface to fill your lungs- anything-You're desperate. When you think about it nobody lives in a plastic bag with no air. We need it- We NEED Jesus. Our entire universe should revolve around him. We shouldn't treat Jesus like an accessory, like a pair of old earrings or a pair of pants we just had to have and then 2 weeks later we can't find them. Just as there are physical needs that we have to have in order to survive- We NEED Jesus! I'm glad we had this opportunity to spend time with the teens and get to know them better. I learned some things about them that I didn't even know. And I think they got to know each other a little better too!