Chris Burkmenn's Blog

God has been pressing on me lately, "What am I willing to fight for." What means more to me than anything. What am I passionate about, and how much does it mean to me. That may seem like a simple question or for some that may be a very thoughtless question, but for me there is importance. There is value there because if it means something to God then it means something to me. I know first and formost I would fight for my Faith, I would fight for Christ because I believe so strongly that he has saved me from myself and that is something that I am forever grateful for. He transformed my life from nothing to something. His Love is forever and there is so much value in that for all of us. We need not search anymore because he is all that we need in life. His relationship shall sustain anything we ever thought the world could give us. Have you ever thought where you might be if not for the Man who saved us. He was brought into this world to give us life and life mo

Have you lived dreaming for something that you thought was meant to be. Lived your whole life wishing, hoping, believing and realized that it was empty. Realizing that everything you thought was going to bring happiness held no weight. Disappointed in the emptiness that you felt. Praying that God would reveal to you your purpose, and why you were sent to this world.  What function you were meant to fulfill. Trusting and listening to what He says, so that everything would come together and make sense. Then you realize what you were born to do has nothing to do with the dreams you had in the past. To the world you may seem crazy because they can't explain why you would leave all that, to go where you feel better than you ever have before in your life. Words cannot explain the joy that you have while you are fulfilling that call. To be honest the world cannot explain what they don't understand, and they don't think like we think. To them what is based on purpose is somethi

What a year this has been, and what an amazing journey every step has been. I turned 24 this year, and as I reflected on the last year I realized how truly blessed that I am. I have such a loving family back home that is growing daily. I get to hear amazing testimonies from them which is so awesome and encouraging. It makes me smile. I Love that God has moved in so many amazing ways, and even though I am not there I know that the bond of family can never be broken. I have such amazing friends here in Nashville, God provided me some pretty incredible people. I had always prayed for a brother and feel that God has really provided there. I have been made feel like family at my church, and in our youth. The Oasis Church has truly given me so many things, and I am so thankful to God for providing that! I had learned so truly amazing things this year as I grow in the word and in the body. God has been with me every step of the way, and I think it's important to remember that becau

The other day I went on a walk, and thought about so many things. One of the main things that stuck out in my minds was that These Days are the Best Days of your Life! We are always looking to the future, and possibly always looking back to the past. How many of you are living for today? I just realized that everything I have at this moment, I will not have forever. But that I need to rejoice in what I have. I may not Love my job, I may not Love my current financial situation. I have so many awesome people in my life, I have a wonderful church, I have food so I won't go hungry, I have a car for transportation. When you look at the positives they overtake the negatives. Never live with a single regret! What you are living now, it is only temporary, it's just a season. It may be a good season you are going through, it may be a bad season that you are being challenged through. Just keep Loving like you have never Loved before. Tell your Loved ones how much th

Why in life do I fight so hard to avoid going through troubles? Times I know that I am going to have to go through these things. It's scary because some how I believe that I will never get through. As if I am afraid that God will forget me, and I will never get back what I had. It hurts to have to go through these seasons, and no one likes being uncomfortable. We want life to be a cake walk. Looking at God and saying just fill me up don't actually make me go through these hards times just give me the wisdom without actually going through any of it. Unfortunately, that is not the way that life works. We have to get uncomfortable in order to grow. It is not always fun, heck it's never fun.....but I think you could look at it as if God is giving you that provision, that trust that he believes that you can get through these things with him. Our God shall never leave us in the middle of our troubles. He has promised to get us through to the other side. It is also