"13 Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. 15 Let those of us who are mature think this way, and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal that also to you." (Philippians 3:13-15)
“I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today.” - William Allen White
God will lead me on whatever path that He shows is best for me. When I feel like my path has hit a road block, when I feel like life can't go anywhere from here, when I don't know where to go from here, God knows. He will show me through every test, every hardship, and every blessing where my life will go from here. I may always be one day, month, or year behind when it comes to knowing what should happen, but He will reveal it to me. To life in the moment and for God is the best way to live. Forgetting what has been behind me, I can focus on God as opposed to the mistakes in my past. Straining toward a future in a relationship with Him will give me a clear objective, purpose, and path. He is forever present, He is with me always. To give it all up to Him is something that will take me learning to not compete (something that this world is full of). I'm not sure how to not be competitive. I have always been so, as I have said before. The only time that I can say that I didn't compete is when I was in preschool and kindergarten when understanding of the word no, sharing, and love came to me like there was no other way to be. I used to be the kid that would say "ok mommy, I know we can't afford that" and drop the subject. I used to be the kid that would offer my things to others, I used to be the kid that would love someone without a second thought for their kindness. When Jesus said we should be like little children to get into heaven, I understand what He meant. When I was a child, I was everything that He wanted me to be. As I grew up in this world, I saw that this wouldn't get me very far. Everyone around me found that this was not longer how we should act, so I changed into what the world wanted. How do you become like a little child and regain that innocence? How do you share when you know that you won't get it back? How do you become that in a world where you would be stepped on, treated like a doormat, and used? If everyone doesn't act like that, it would only kill you to be that way. Is that our cross to bear - to have the innocence of a child knowing that our worldly lives will be ruined because of it? Or is it rather to stand tall in our faith, to show the world that we understand that they lie, cheat, steal, but that it isn't ok? I am just one person, I can not change everything that is wrong in this world. But the body of Christ, the followers of Christ, are many - we can change the world.
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