"Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with dissipation, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you unexpectedly like a trap. For it will come upon all those who live on the face of the earth. Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man"
- Jesus (Luke 22:34-36)
The past two days have felt more like a week, as I spent most of them in the hospital with my roomie. She suddenly had pains Wednesday morning so I took her to the emergency and spent most of the day there with her. She came home for the evening and we went back on Thursday at 10am for more tests. I had to leave for an evening class, but came back as soon as it was over and she was in surgery until 11:30pm. Praise the LORD she is okay, but please keep her in your prayers as she's recovering.
I was talking to her mom last night and realized, wow, it was SO EASY to just DROP EVERYTHING that I had thought was SO IMPORTANT to be with my roomie these past two days. I almost always make a t0-do list the night before the next day so I don't forget to do anything important. Both my lists for Wed. and Thurs. were rather extensive and I had been a little worried about how I was going to get all my school work done, but when this emergency came up, the lists went out the window! I skipped class (gasp! Don't worry I talked to my teacher after), told another teacher my assignment that was due was going to be late, rearranged the volunteering I was suppose to begin that day, and wasn't too worried about the fact that I wasn't getting very much of the studying done I had planned. I also had to postpone writing my rough draft for this until 2:30am this morning, but God is incredible and my brain feels ready to go for the day! I just realized that many things that I thought were so important and crucial to my existence to the point of some moments of intense anxiety don't even seem very important in the light of a friend's surgery. How much smaller should they not seem in the light of eternity?
What are you anxious about? What daily hassles are you letting weigh you down and prevent you from going ALL OUT for Jesus Christ. I empathize with you - I'm not saying the daily stresses, school, jobs can't be hard things. We still have to complete our work and put our best effort into whatever we do, but Jesus warns us not to let these anxieties overwhelm us and prevent us from trusting God and living in a way that keeps us ready to meet him! In the long run, what is most important to you? Success in this world, or success in God's eyes? Christ is the way to keep ourselves from becoming over engaged in and stressed out about this world.
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. 2 Cor. 4:16-18
It was more important to me to show love to my roomie than anything else these past two days. Since I truly do love her, it came out in my actions, I stayed with her and dropped many things that would keep me from being near her. If we truly Love God, it's going to come out in how we live - you won't be able to help it, you'll want to drop the things keeping you from being near him! The thing that has increased my love for God more than anything is His amazing love coming at me and everyone else! His love is incredible!!!! He will be with you through all your daily struggles as you keep going to Jesus with them and focus on the eternal things. Be ready to give up things that you thought were important when God calls you to show love to someone else. Love costs. It cost God Jesus. It cost Jesus His life. But it's blessings never end!
If we are out of our mind, it is for the sake of God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you. For Christ's love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves for for him who died for them and was raised again. 2 Cor. 5:13-15
Out of My Mind For Christ,
Amber
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2 comments:
wow amber that is really encouraging to hear! It should be just like that for dropping everything and following Jesus as well!
that was awesome amber! that was what I needed to hear from you this night. I feel so much better now! love ya tonz!!!
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