Be certain to keep all of your options on the table. Do not commit to regular times of fellowship with other believers; who knows a distant relative may show up and want to chat. What ever you do, only read your Bible and pray when there is nothing else to do; be careful not to add potential conflict to your day by committing to personal devotions with the Lord. Spend all of your money on important things like the latest greatest gadgets, and take your weekend vacations as often as you can, after all you have spent all of your energies on work, internet videos and computer games; you must be exhausted!
I do not mean to sound harsh or preachy but it is important that we allow ourselves to be committed to a vital walk with the LORD. When I allow everything and everyone to trump my Christianity I will be frail and weak as a Child of God. The only eternal entity on the planet is the church of Jesus Christ. The only things in our lives that will matter in eternity is what we have done for the LORD.We are committed to so many things in our lives. Our jobs, families, civic clubs, the person on the other side of the country that we play that computer game with. Certainly we are committed to our own happiness and well being. Now that we bought the boat or the bike and the only free time it seems that we have to enjoy them is Sunday morning. I am not begrudging anyone pleasure in his or her life, but it seems that folks grow cold in their Christianity when they lose perspective in their priorities. Why cant we just commit, and allow the LORD to fulfill His promise to give us life, and life more abundant than we could work out for ourselves?
Commitment is an action word we can work at a lot of things and none of it get into our hearts. When we become committed to Christ it is not a "works" sort of thing. It must be a transformation sort of thing, Our lives are transformed by the Holy Spirit and we do everything we can to preserve that. We commit ourselves to follow after the life changing power of Jesus Christ.
Hello Frank, good stuff. I will share a short comment.
ReplyDeleteAbout 12 years ago some sparrows had built a nest in a section of gutter that was under the awning. Although no direct rain could get to the nest it would be flooded when the gutted filled. Dumb birds I though. I could see how the eggs would be submerged or baby birds drowned. I could fix this, so I hung a full flower pot under the awning near the nest and moved the nest to the pot. A watched for a few days and the nest to my dismay was abandoned, three eggs lost. I removed the nest and pot when I noticed some plastic in between layers of the nest. The sparrows had used man made 4-mil poly to waterproof the nest. This was my most profound interaction with wildlife in my life. It was I who was the dummy. Seeking comfort in living and being wise enough to take care of ones needs is not just a human endeavor. Keep your eye on the sparrow.
Take care and keep writing,
John