I know that it's true. The Gospel of Jesus is irresistible to me, even though it doesn't make sense a lot of the time.
I have a purpose. Not only purpose, but a single-minded mission that supercedes every career option or choice that I will ever make- to be a reflection of the Christ to all people.
If I submit to this mission- I can be fulfilled.
I can start with those around me.
I can stop criticizing the church, get involved, and be used by God for something bigger than my opinion.
I can stop loving my outward morality and embrace the changes Jesus will make in my heart.
I can start loving the people that piss me off.
I can be humble and accept the circumstances that come my way.
I can understand my responsibility to live under grace without walking the line. This makes me free. When I am free, I am not enslaved, when I am not enslaved- I can be single-minded. (kind of circular, huh?)
I love you all.
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
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Thank you for this.
I know I already commented, but I read this this morning from My Utmost to His Highest and it reminded me of your blog:
If human love does not carry a man beyond himself, it is not love. If love is always discreet, always wise, always sensible and calculating, never carried beyond itself, it is not love at all. It may be affection, it may be warmth of feeling, but it has not the true nature of love in it.
Have I ever been carried away to do something for God not because it was my duty, nor because it was useful, nor because there was anything in it at all beyond the fact that I love Him? Have I ever realized that I can bring to God things which are of value to Him, or am I mooning round the magnitude of His Redemption whilst there are any number of things I might be doing? Not Divine, colossal things which could be recorded as marvellous, but ordinary, simple human things which will give evidence to God that I am abandoned to Him?
Have I ever produced in the heart of the Lord Jesus what Mary of Bethany produced?
There are times when it seems as if God watches to see if we will give Him the abandoned tokens of how genuinely we do love Him.
Abandon to God is of more value than personal holiness. Personal holiness focuses the eye on our own whiteness; we are greatly concerned about the way we walk and talk and look, fearful lest we offend Him. Perfect love casts out all that when once we are abandoned to God. We have to get rid of this notion - "Am I of any use?" and make up our minds that we are not, and we may be near the truth. It is never a question of being of use, but of being of value to God Himself. When we are abandoned to God, He works through us all the time.
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