I remember hearing somewhere "God isn't concerned about your happiness-He's concerned about your holiness." I've been thinking a lot about my relationship with Jesus lately. Yesterday my pastor, Wes-an awesome guy by the way was giving a talk on prayer and all of the reasons it's essential to the life of a Christ-follower. Yesterday's leadership gathering reinforced this even further for me. I won't get into details mostly because I think each of us have our own thoughts about holiness and what it means.
I seem to have let myself drift from a place of recognizing God as holy to a place where I consider Him a good buddy. I suppose I've contextualized this relationship too much on the literal notion we are on some walk together-almost to a point that I have subconsciously demoted the Lord simply to the status of "friend." My walk has gotten too casual is what has happened-I think. The things Wes talked about yesterday hit home for me and hit hard.
Yesterday I became reacquainted with God through a simple reminder of something that should be second-nature by now. I was reminded that though I'm walking with the Lord He does not walk behind me, sometimes He walks beside me but most often and most importantly He walks ahead of me. He lights my way so I can follow without falling and He calls to me saying "come-follow me and don't be afraid-where I lead you, I've already been and have prepared a path for you." I don't know about the rest of you but I don't have any casual friends that are willing (or able) to do that for me.
This walk I'm on is not with a casual friend it's with the One that died for me and helps me to be a better person. His love is truly unconditional. Changes of heart begin with recognition of where you are at, where you are going and who will lead you there.
Once in awhile we need to be reminded that God is holy-100% holy and deserving of our total respect. It's one thing to "dress-down" in our appearance before the Lord; it's another to "dress-down" our reverence for Him.
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