Hey All,
Thanks for those that are praying for me through a rough time. It's mostly my creating, as God has been showing me. It's amazing to see God bring discipline and humility into His revelations to me the past few days. In writing this blog and going about my walk this fall, I see how I'm becoming puffed up and prideful. I've become a busybody and irresponsible with much of what God has given me. Without handling my own responsibilities, I've looked at others only. What a stubborn servant I am! It's brimmed to a point that God has put me in my place. Thanks and praise be to God that I see again His ways. His tests and trials are so good. I know that He deeply loves me because he brings me to greater understanding of him.
In John 21, Christ beckons Peter by probing his heart and demanding him to feed the sheep/lambs. Also, he predicts the manner of Peter's death. Immediately after this Peter is concerned more about what Christ has in store for John. Christ says, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow me!”
Thanks for those that are praying for me through a rough time. It's mostly my creating, as God has been showing me. It's amazing to see God bring discipline and humility into His revelations to me the past few days. In writing this blog and going about my walk this fall, I see how I'm becoming puffed up and prideful. I've become a busybody and irresponsible with much of what God has given me. Without handling my own responsibilities, I've looked at others only. What a stubborn servant I am! It's brimmed to a point that God has put me in my place. Thanks and praise be to God that I see again His ways. His tests and trials are so good. I know that He deeply loves me because he brings me to greater understanding of him.
In John 21, Christ beckons Peter by probing his heart and demanding him to feed the sheep/lambs. Also, he predicts the manner of Peter's death. Immediately after this Peter is concerned more about what Christ has in store for John. Christ says, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow me!”
Boy, I don't know about you, but this is such a wake up call for me. I'm by no means Peter, but to see that I am so focused on interfering with what God is doing that I'm reaping a time of brokenness. God is teaching and calling, yet I'm sitting on the sidelines in my pride pointing out what he has going on with others. It's time to follow him and feed the sheep like he asks. I can't have it my way anymore because it's time to deny my way and be like Christ. My pride must be broken before I can do that effectively.
Here is a list of several scriptures that have spoken God's words to me recently (For the sake of time, I'll briefly tell what the Word is saying):
My mind has been focused on others, but I would not say it has been Christlike. I've been like a Pharisee, a hypocrite, like Peter in John 21. Looking to others first without having my attitude centered on his mission. I'm following me, and not Him. Forgive me if recently I've not been representing Him well around you.
If I were to say this now, God would find a lot of idolatry (sports, lust, comfort, laziness,etc.). Forgive me Lord and cleanse me. Help me to walk in a way that pleases you.
Passing the test means that Christ is in me and you. Are we examining ourselves? If we're honest with ourselves, we would repent (turn from them and seek a His ways).
If I ever want to be a good husband, I must be Christlike-- loving sacrificially. This includes understanding and encouraging and being to her as he lovingly does to me.
I've looked at the law of liberty in Romans 7-8 and 1 Corinthians 3:17, yet I'm not being a doer. I should just stop typing now.
Believe and follow him for you will find more joy in being a part of his plan than you will ever find when you blindly lead yourself. Pray that I would not stray from this. Pray that we would be striving more and more to be like Christ. Grace and Peace to his Saints.
Gratefully in His Arms,
Eliot
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