I just wanted to share something that I heard on the radio the other day and can’t seem to get off my mind. On WDJC during the “Nine O’Clock Nugget,” there was a pastor on who was talking about getting to Heaven and asking Abraham what it was like to be a Christian during the time when you could hear God speak to you. He said he’d imagine that Abraham would say it was good to be a Christian then because you knew what God wanted you to do, but he thought that Abraham would also say it was hard. There were years when God went without directly speaking to Abraham (I’ve never thought about this because I guess we focus mainly on the times when we know God spoke). Today, thanks to God’s ultimate sacrifice, we are able to hear from Him daily through the Holy Spirit. Living in a fast paced society and being used to getting everything immediately, makes having the Holy Spirit inside of you (for lack of a better word) “convenient,” because we are able to constantly speak to Him, ask for guidance, and a quick “sign” here and there when we need to make a quick decision.
However, it works the other way too. When we fall short of the glory of God ~ Romans 3:23, the Holy Spirit is in place to let you know it! I’ve said many times before, that I have a very guilty conscience. I can’t even tell a joke that includes exaggeration before I start feeling guilty! Even so, I’m glad that the Holy Spirit is in place so that I immediately know (sometimes before I even do things), when I have let down my Savior. He made the ultimate sacrifice for me. The least I can do is listen to His Holy Presence and strive to please Him in everything I do.
The sermon a few weeks ago had us reflecting on why we do things. Do we do things for ourselves? our spouses? Do we work hard to please our boss? Do we do things for earthly recognition or desires? Instead, Whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God ~ 1 Corinthians 10:31. No matter how badly we don’t want to do it, He wants our best, always. The VERY least we can do is give Him our best. Colossians 3:17 adds a bit to the 1 Corinthians verse that I think should not go without mentioning: And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father. We should never forget to give thanks! Even for the stinky things because without Him, we would have nothing.
I need to constantly remind myself to give thanks during the stinky stuff since I can tend to throw a fit here and there. We’ve decided to put our house up for sale and in just 2 weeks’ time, we’ve already had 2 families interested. One of those families had an appointment to come look at the house Saturday around lunch. We took the dog and ran some errands so that strangers could go through my things (this is what I imagine happens when I have strange people in my house) and got back around 1:00. We turned on the Georgia game that we had missed while running away from our house, and started to get in an afternoon nap before the Alabama
Now that the Holy Spirit has convicted me of my fit pitching (although it’s taken me 3 days to realize it), I want to give thanks to Him now…for all of the many blessings He has poured out on us. Thank you Jesus, for loving me the way I am…fit pitching and all!
My prayer for you is that whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father
