ah. friday. i awoke early, feeling a little introspective today. it started with an innocent comment from K about my blog. she noted the duality of the posts, from a steadfast awe in Jesus to a wordly fixation with television "stars" - and she hit it exactly. the blog entries usually don't lie - they are a dead giveaway to my heart!
i wonder.
i wonder about how easy it is to lose our focus, to distort the cross with all of the other "stuff" that gets in the way. sometimes even GOOD stuff, like loving your family and friends, and mentoring and laughing and blogging.
of all of the books of the bible, i am most drawn to the book of acts. i am amazed at the transformation of the people when the Holy Spirit comes upon them. they didn't just "act like christians" - they WERE completely new! they met every day and worshipped with each other, they gave their troubles and their hopes and their ambitions to the One who gave THEM life! they saw that God was for everybody, not just a few but all, and decided their lives were going to be about THAT, not something else.
as a believer, i want the book of acts and today to be the same thing. i want to be one of the ones who is empowered by the Spirit to speak about the Lord, not one of the ones who gets tangled up in "stuff" and misses the point!
i want today to be about sitting at the throne of God. grateful for Him, unfazed by all of the madness going on around me. untroubled by the long list of things i don't possess, without fear about dreams that might not come true. grateful for the One who knows me, who knows i'll be okay, because he planned it that way. hopeful for the way i don't even know yet, that He has planned for me if i'll accept it. grateful for those around me who know what i know, and want to proclaim it also :)
today is going to be a good day! embrace it with me, won't you?
The whole congregation of believers was united as one—one heart, one mind! They didn't even claim ownership of their own possessions. No one said, "That's mine; you can't have it." They shared everything. The apostles gave powerful witness to the resurrection of the Master Jesus, and grace was on all of them.
Acts 4:32
5 comments:
Hmmmmm. I read this early this morning, when I couldn't sleep, and have been thinking about it ever since. I imagine I'll be thinking about it all day. Thank you.
i know...i know. i have been so busy running around buying gifts and planning and preparing for christmas that it's really hard to focus on WHY this holiday is so special. i'm going to try hard to put the 'stuff' out of my head and concentrate on Jesus. thanks.
right now, i am listening to third day's christmas album, and "o come all ye faithful" brought tears to my eyes...
that is US guys, US...
You have such an amazing way with words. You put things into perspective for me. You are so right, JESUS is the reason for all we are. i'll embrace it with you and all the rest of us. Thanks for writing words in a way that speaks to me.
I am just now on the computer after a long hard day and this is what I needed to hear. Thanks. Have you heard that new song by gofish...Christmas with a capital C?
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