This might seem stupid, and it probably is. A favorite preacher of mine, Paul Washer once said that if you want to do something for God to take a deep breath. Then ask yourself where that air came from. The answer is the same as every other good Sunday School answer...Jesus. Our ability to do something for God is little to none since we exist within his control, also know as his providence (Nehemiah 9:6).
"Love Jesus, Grow a Beard" is a blog for those with Duck Dynasty style beards who love Jesus as well as people who rock "No Shave November" to come up with little more than peach fuzz (also, ladies in case you did not fit in either of the categories just mentioned, this is for you as well). The fact that beards are cool right now is a bit irrelevant. The real issue is whether or not we are putting our efforts and the things we are trying to do before what is truly important, God's great love for us. Are we doing more for God than living in acceptance of the love we have in him? I hope that anything I do, whether it is grow a beard, turn a wrench or sing like no one's watching is birthed from a place of knowing I am God's Beloved (Colossians 3:12). For what God desires to do in us is far more powerful than anything we could ever think about doing for him. Grow a beard, go to work, play with your kids, and do all of the things that we are meant to do in this world, but do it in knowledge and joyful acceptance of the fact that it all means nothing if we do not have a love for Jesus.
