I know that it has been a while since the last entry, and I had completely different thoughts about what the next several entries would be about. But in the midst of my busy days that I have had over the last few months, God has done some re-arranging of the subjects, titles and direction. Basically, He took some time to line things up the way He wants them. That is what will happen when we live our life for Christ, letting Him lead the way. I used to always like the saying, "Make your plans with a pencil and give God the erase" but I learned that it is better to just give God the pencil and trust Him!
My thoughts today have been directed to matters of the Heart. In Matthew 22:37-40, Jesus taught us that the greatest Commandments where to 1 Love the Lord with all our heart, mind soul and strength and 2 Love our neighbor as our self. Periodically, if we truly have a relationship with Father God, we must take a moral inventory of our actions and our motives. It's all about matters of the heart. The Bible says "Who can know such things?" The answer is, the One who created us, is the only one who can truly understand. We, ourselves, have to search these things out.
If we are completely honest with ourselves, we will realize that we will go through cycles in our life naturally. We will not always "love" to be in the Presence of the Lord unless we cultivate that in our everyday lives. It's a choice and it, at times, can be work. When we set that passion for God on "Cruise", it will seem fine for a while. But everyday that we cruise through our relationship with God, we come one day closer to the point that we may not love the way we should; or maybe we see that our motivation may have become a little dry. Or maybe, our identity comes from what we do and not who we are doing it for.
Anytime that we find ourselves in this place, we realize that we no longer love others with pure motives, we may not be concerned for others as we should; maybe we have just stopped loving others outside of our inner circle, not really caring for others at all. We can get to the place where we do not want to be concerned with others, tired of being our brother's keeper. This my friend is a dangerous place to be. If this sounds familiar to you, please do not leave this page without asking God to give you His love for others back to you. Jesus said that this was one of the greatest commandments, for a purpose. If we are not in a place spiritually to see others through God's eyes, then our purpose in the Kingdom and this life is officially going in a wrong direction, and at a definite crossroads.
Everything that we do,say and think should be founded on the love of Christ. Without that, our selfish ways then begin to take over, and we go from someone else's needs being ahead of our own; to not caring about our "brother and sister" at all. From "doing as unto others" to "I could completely care less" That's a drastic change, isn't it? This, at times is where we get weary in our "well doing" and we become "sick and tired of"______ You can fill in the blank.
So how do we not get to this point? Galatians 6:9 says to " Be not weary in well doing, for you shall reap in due season if you faint not." So how do we get out of that weary point? The point where loving others become a chore instead of a fulfilling part of our walk with Christ?
It is simple, yet takes determination to get started:
1 Become passionate about your relationship with the Heavenly Father who loves you. Ask Him to help give you His love for others again. We are supposed to ask. Matthew 21:22 says to ask in faith believing and you shall receive.
2 Fill yourself with Him and His word daily. Spend time being honest, telling Him how you feel. Listen to what He says to you when you are meditating upon His word. Communication is a two way street. You will grow stronger everyday. And that is the truth. Plain and simple.
3 Begin to do it. Put someone else's prayers before the throne, believing that God is already working your situations out. It really does change you.
4 Look to see others as God sees them.... It may take some effort, but you will see others as God sees them when you ask. We just have to be willing.
I pray that this has helped you in some way. Whether it be a point for us to do an inventory of our spiritual walk and check ourselves- or- maybe even a place where we can stop and turn around, turning back to the Mind and Ways of Christ. Remember that every promise in the Word of God is true, and He is able to operate as long as we love to stay in His Presence and in His Will. Keep Seeking Him Passionately !!
Blessings to You My Friend. Have a Great Day !
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