thinking things about life and Jesus and stuff
“God is always doing 10,000 things in your life, and you may be aware of three of them.” – Johnny P.
I love that.
You know what I want out of 2013? I want to trust God this year. I want to trust Him with my dating life. I want to trust Him with iphone issues. I want to trust Him with my ministry, my to-do list, conflict in my community, my eating habits, car troubles, health issues, life and death.
First true thing: I have a bruise on my face from where I punched myself yesterday.
Yes. That’s right. I punched myself.
And my sister asked me through her laughter – ‘why don’t you ever post stuff like that on your blog?’ so I have. So there.
Second thing that’s true: life is swallowing me a little today with its ambiguity. It’s distracting me with whispers of potential treasures or torments lurking around the corner. And I’m scrambling madly to prepare for things that are not promised.
And I’m desperate today to remember this:
Two hours ago, I sat in a coffee shop and read these words:
The world doesn’t assess Christianity in the categories of true or false, but in the categories of useful or harmful. The world does not think of Christianity as divine revelation but as human opinion. The world does not believe that God must reveal our deepest need, and then provide the remedy in Jesus Christ. The world believes that we know our deepest needs and that religion can be respectable if it helps meet them.
Timely.
As I contemplated those words, I had no idea that two men were murdering children in Connecticut. I was oblivious to the pain and fear and panic that was gripping the lives of so many.
I’ve been watching a show recently (that will remain nameless to protect my pride.)
There is a married guy in it who longs to be free of his marriage so that he can marry another woman: his ‘true-love’. Hmm….
I don’t know how the show is going to turn out, but I was thinking as I read Romans this morning about one possibility. What if that guy ended his marriage and threw a huge party declaring his freedom? What if he fell so in love with feeling free that he just forgot about his ‘true-love’? Imagine if he felt like the main benefit that came from ending his first marriage was not that he could be with his ‘true-love’, but just that he could be free.
It is a terrible thing to feel gratitude and have no one to thank, to feel awe and have no one to worship. – Philip Yancey
Agreed. Today, I’m thankful that I know who to thank. I’m thankful that I have direct access to Him through Christ.
I don’t want to miss this reminder. The word thanksgiving’ is scribbled on my calendar. I want to thank. Him. Specifically. Before the sun goes down tomororw, I’m going to challenge myself to get alone with God and thank Him for 2-3 specific examples of each of the things below: