This morning I was listening to a radio program and the host was interviewing an author that wrote a book named “the good muslim”. That started me to thinking what is a good christian? I haven’t done the research , but I imagine there are many books written on that topic. How would you answer that question? Maybe like Jesus did in the ‘Sermon on the Mount” http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%205:1-12&version=NIV. Or maybe with actions like. Maybe like the diciples when they were asked by the disabled man for money, the reply was silver and gold have I none, but such as I have I give unto you. And the man was healed. Or maybe like Daniel when he asked not to be fed the rich food of Babaloyn, but the simple food of vegetables. I don’t believe that being a so called “good christian” is something you do.
It’s not so much actions as it is heart. There is a song that I have written about before that goes “as the deer panteth
t for the water so my heart pantheh after thee”. Wanting to spend time with Christ to get to know him better. Not through actions, you may ask how can I spend time with Christ when he is u p in heaven and I’m stuck here. We spend time through reading our bible and time in prayer. Not as an another thing to check off out to do list everyday, rather as time invested in a relationship, hopefully causing us to know the heart of God better and being closer to him. When I met my wife I didn’t want to see her to check something off my list. I wanted to spend time with her because she was and is my life.
Christ is my life as well, and I can’t explain it is a clear and concise way. It is something you have to experience yourself. Join me in that adventure.
7.31.2011
3.29.2011
Living the Dream
For the last couple of years my response to someone when they ask how or what I’m doing I have replied “living the dream”. Last week when I replied that to the question, my friend Bill asked how’s that working for you? He knows the struggles and troubles that have been happening. I said to him it’s more like a nightmare. He is always very forthright and direct. He said you had better get a new dream. I agreed.
As I reviewed that conversation over the last week or so, I first started with the woe is me routine. That made me feel worse, I didn’t like the direction that was taking .Then quietly God began to speak to me in that soft low voice he is so good at. He said Rob lets review some things. And we began to list the blessing I have in my life, my bride, the 4 children I have been blessed with and on and on and on.
I had started to look at things with the wrong set of eyes. Yes I wear glasses but I don’t have four eyes on my face. I was looking at the things that I didn’t like about my situation, no job, not enough money to buy everything I wanted (as if that will ever happen, and I don’t need all I think I do right). As we started to compile the list and all the blessing God has blessed me with my perspective changed. I do have a good dream to live and I will do so. My pastor said a couple of weeks ago in one of his sermons. When we have doubt and fears, it reminds us. Are we going to believe in our doubts or in our faith in God? I am reminded that I am living the dream, and it’s good.
As I reviewed that conversation over the last week or so, I first started with the woe is me routine. That made me feel worse, I didn’t like the direction that was taking .Then quietly God began to speak to me in that soft low voice he is so good at. He said Rob lets review some things. And we began to list the blessing I have in my life, my bride, the 4 children I have been blessed with and on and on and on.
I had started to look at things with the wrong set of eyes. Yes I wear glasses but I don’t have four eyes on my face. I was looking at the things that I didn’t like about my situation, no job, not enough money to buy everything I wanted (as if that will ever happen, and I don’t need all I think I do right). As we started to compile the list and all the blessing God has blessed me with my perspective changed. I do have a good dream to live and I will do so. My pastor said a couple of weeks ago in one of his sermons. When we have doubt and fears, it reminds us. Are we going to believe in our doubts or in our faith in God? I am reminded that I am living the dream, and it’s good.
3.26.2011
My Bride is Coming Home
My wife is coming home today. She has been away visiting our granddaughter for the last week. I have missed her quite a bit. I went to the store yesterday and got flowers and groceries for a welcome home meal, of course I forgot a few things. When I got up this morning I swept all the dog hair up, cleaned the bathrooms,vacuumed,changed the sheets on the bed, and picked up. All to welcome her home, I want to things to be in place, neat and picked up so she can rest. My thoughts all day are. My bride is coming home today, I want to prepare and have things ready.
When Jesus went up to heaven he told his disciples that he was going to his father’s house to prepare a place for them, if it were not so he would not tell them. I am sure Jesus is not hurrying around like we do with our heads cut off, but all the same he is making sure of all the details. Putting everything in its place and everything has a place.
My excitement for my wife coming home is nothing compared to Christ excitement to him coming back for us to take s to heaven to see his father face to face. That will be the day won’t it.
When Jesus went up to heaven he told his disciples that he was going to his father’s house to prepare a place for them, if it were not so he would not tell them. I am sure Jesus is not hurrying around like we do with our heads cut off, but all the same he is making sure of all the details. Putting everything in its place and everything has a place.
My excitement for my wife coming home is nothing compared to Christ excitement to him coming back for us to take s to heaven to see his father face to face. That will be the day won’t it.
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