Filed under: living | Tags: alone, commitment, gospel, psalm 24, romans 12, the message
I genuinely want to live a life actually changed by the Gospel of Christ. I want to legitimately commit to it – and let it change my heart, because the Gospel is the only thing that really can change my heart. I want my life to really be an act of worship (Romans 12). Being aware of God in and around me – worshiping Him with my life.
I neglect the things that are most fundamental to my faith. Simple things, like prayer, and getting in the Word. Things not foreign and a mystery, but the ideas Christ himself demonstrated and taught over and over again. Every time Christ was worn out from being around people and constantly giving, he went off, alone, to spend time with the Father and recharge, refocus, whatever you want to call it (Matthew 14:22-23). He spent hours in prayer & reflection with God. Almost always before or after a stressful situation. Hmmm. Which very obviously shows me the perfect example of how to handle exhaustion and the feeling of being beat down.
Is it that I have such little of faith to believe that God can & will take care of the little junk (that’s unimportant in the grand scheme) if I will just go and spend time with Him? He knows and I know that time with Him is what I need, and truly desire in the depth of my being. So if I know it’s what I really need & desire, maybe I don’t believe it yet. I know – but don’t believe. Not yet. Not 100%.
Psalm 24 — read it in the Message later.
