* with partial thanks to Rick Warren
I have been thinking a bit lately about the life we, as Christians, live. We are so lucky to have a future off almost unimaginable beauty waiting for us. We presently live a life that is beyond any value we could place on it. We have been truly blessed.
After the discussion we had at breakfast this morning I am again reminded of the value of this life. This is not something that was just handed to us by God. Yes, it is a gift, and one that we have to reach for, accept and use. But it is one that we have to grow up into. If it were just laid out for us, what would be the value of that gift. As with any present, there has to be a time of anticipation, a time of discovery, a time of learning and a time of experience. There, eventually, also has to be a time of ownership of the gift. In otherwords, we must grow into the experience of the gift.
The greatest part of the gift of this life is the 'purpose' with which we live. Our purpose is to be good God-centered examples for others to see and, hopefully, to follow. The fulfillment of that purpose, the 'intent' with which we live, is to try and persuade men to follow, not us, but Jesus and our Father God. As Ray reminds us frequently, the parable of the soils tells us that the majority of those who are given the information for life will not follow. But that does not mean we stop being examples. It is only through persistence that we can grow into the examples that Christ would have us be.
Through persistence we can grow a "harvest of righteousness".
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Monday, July 02, 2007
Anticipation (Not The Catsup)
About two weeks ago, my supervisor told me that me wants to talk to me about something.
The ususal order of things around here is that the supervisor just shows up and takes care of what needs to be taken care of. This is usually done without a whole lot of fanfare and it's usually no big deal. However, when someone calls and says they want to talk to you and then tell you they'll be here . . . that is another story. And then when they say they'll be here "sometime" today, tomorrow or on a given day and they don't show up or keep moving the "sometime" . . . well, that tends to work on your nerves a bit. I will admit to a bit of apprehension though I try not to dwell on it too much. I feel that if it were really that important he would have been here sooner. So it can't be that urgent, can it?
Either way, please pray that things aren't that bad as I'm making them out to be in my mind and that I can handle whatever may be coming my way . . . if anything. I tend to make a mountain out of a molehill in these sort of things. I tend to go through all kinds of scenarios in these types of situations getting ready and being prepared for whatever may come. I will just "prepare for the worst and hope for the best."
The ususal order of things around here is that the supervisor just shows up and takes care of what needs to be taken care of. This is usually done without a whole lot of fanfare and it's usually no big deal. However, when someone calls and says they want to talk to you and then tell you they'll be here . . . that is another story. And then when they say they'll be here "sometime" today, tomorrow or on a given day and they don't show up or keep moving the "sometime" . . . well, that tends to work on your nerves a bit. I will admit to a bit of apprehension though I try not to dwell on it too much. I feel that if it were really that important he would have been here sooner. So it can't be that urgent, can it?
Either way, please pray that things aren't that bad as I'm making them out to be in my mind and that I can handle whatever may be coming my way . . . if anything. I tend to make a mountain out of a molehill in these sort of things. I tend to go through all kinds of scenarios in these types of situations getting ready and being prepared for whatever may come. I will just "prepare for the worst and hope for the best."
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