I matured pretty early spiritually and emotionally in life. Through different circumstances I learned to heavily rely on God and in this I developed a strong dependence and thirst for Him. I did not have the typical teenage rebellion, nor did I want it. I knew what was out there, I chose not to enter into it. I don't feel that this was accomplished by my strength, but by the sanctification and carrying power of the Lord. At the age of 14 I taught Sunday School non-stop up until I was 19 and I loved every minute of it. I quit because I went off to Calvary Chapel Bible College. I was not a typical teenager. I know I had a deep walk with the Lord and there are times I'm very jealous of that child I once was.
It seems that as I've gotten older that intensity, that earnest relationship I once had with the Lord yoyos more frequently than I'd like. Distractions come in and I find it harder and harder to say no to the small things that eat up my time and draw me away from the sweet presence of the Lord. Sometimes instead of dealing with the here and now I find myself still patting myself on the back for all the things I DID. It's like the old quarterback that keeps re-living the game winning touch down fifteen years after it happened because he's too afraid to take stock of his dead-end life in its current situation. He's still a star, a hero in his own mind because at one point in time he did one great thing, but the rest of his life has passed him by and he's stuck with nothing now.
This is not were God wants us to reside. It's not about what we did for God, but about living fresh in the moment with Him now and being obedient to His guidance day by day. He will call us to things outside of our comfort zone and just because you did something that one time that doesn't exclude you from completing the work He sets before you. Though it is a tempting excuse that many of us use from time to time. However, if God we're done with using us here on earth we would be gone, but obviously He still wants to use us because were here. So learning; growing; and serving God, our brothers and sisters, and the world around us is not something we retire from. Daily He has always and will always give us His strength to do what He wills and desires if we in obedience heed His call. The job is done when He calls us home, for the glory of the Lord stop living in the glory days of the past and start new say,"here I am Lord, what do You will for me now."
Lamentations 3:22-23
22 Through the LORD’s mercies we are not consumed,
Because His compassions fail not.
23 They are new every morning;
Great is Your faithfulness.
It seems that as I've gotten older that intensity, that earnest relationship I once had with the Lord yoyos more frequently than I'd like. Distractions come in and I find it harder and harder to say no to the small things that eat up my time and draw me away from the sweet presence of the Lord. Sometimes instead of dealing with the here and now I find myself still patting myself on the back for all the things I DID. It's like the old quarterback that keeps re-living the game winning touch down fifteen years after it happened because he's too afraid to take stock of his dead-end life in its current situation. He's still a star, a hero in his own mind because at one point in time he did one great thing, but the rest of his life has passed him by and he's stuck with nothing now.
This is not were God wants us to reside. It's not about what we did for God, but about living fresh in the moment with Him now and being obedient to His guidance day by day. He will call us to things outside of our comfort zone and just because you did something that one time that doesn't exclude you from completing the work He sets before you. Though it is a tempting excuse that many of us use from time to time. However, if God we're done with using us here on earth we would be gone, but obviously He still wants to use us because were here. So learning; growing; and serving God, our brothers and sisters, and the world around us is not something we retire from. Daily He has always and will always give us His strength to do what He wills and desires if we in obedience heed His call. The job is done when He calls us home, for the glory of the Lord stop living in the glory days of the past and start new say,"here I am Lord, what do You will for me now."
Lamentations 3:22-23
22 Through the LORD’s mercies we are not consumed,
Because His compassions fail not.
23 They are new every morning;
Great is Your faithfulness.
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