“In the thoughtlessness of my incessant hurry, I have made God an ‘addendum in’ my life verses the ‘agenda of’ my life. And what I need to hurry up and realize is that with these priorities positioned as such, what I am hurrying to is my own demise.”
"So, won't you ride with me, ride with me?
See where this thing goes
If it's meant to be, it'll be, it'll be"
- Bebe Rexa, Florida Georgia Line
“In the thoughtlessness of my incessant hurry, I have made God an ‘addendum in’ my life verses the ‘agenda of’ my life. And what I need to hurry up and realize is that with these priorities positioned as such, what I am hurrying to is my own demise.”
"So, won't you ride with me, ride with me?
See where this thing goes
If it's meant to be, it'll be, it'll be"
See where this thing goes
If it's meant to be, it'll be, it'll be"
- Bebe Rexa, Florida Georgia Line
1 SAMUEL 15-16
7But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lordlooks at the heart.”(16:7)
JOURNAL
Again God looks at the heart. Saul was not performing evil when God rejected him. He was just making compromises...he looked more to the people and his own desires rather than seeking God. He had his own agendas even though they didn't seem opposed to God.
In reading scripture I am moved in ways that get me back to center...back to God's heart. they are not always easy "feel good" moments. But in the end I am confronted with the fact that God is God and I am not. Therefore I am to seek him with my whole heart and obey him. Why would I not...it is only out of a form of rebellion that I don't. That is hard for me to accept but it is the truth. I let laziness, fear etc. overcome a heart of devotion and obedience. In this...I am no different than Saul. Thankfully though Jesus has paved a different path...one that allows forgiveness and one that calls me back from my wayward ways.
Jesus tells me that I need to bring all of who am to him...my burdens, my hangups, my waywardness...my cross. He promises that he will take all of it and transform it into something beautiful.
Again God looks at the heart. Saul was not performing evil when God rejected him. He was just making compromises...he looked more to the people and his own desires rather than seeking God. He had his own agendas even though they didn't seem opposed to God.
In reading scripture I am moved in ways that get me back to center...back to God's heart. they are not always easy "feel good" moments. But in the end I am confronted with the fact that God is God and I am not. Therefore I am to seek him with my whole heart and obey him. Why would I not...it is only out of a form of rebellion that I don't. That is hard for me to accept but it is the truth. I let laziness, fear etc. overcome a heart of devotion and obedience. In this...I am no different than Saul. Thankfully though Jesus has paved a different path...one that allows forgiveness and one that calls me back from my wayward ways.
“Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices
as much as in obeying the Lord?
To obey is better than sacrifice,
and to heed is better than the fat of rams.
1 SAMUEL 15: 22
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