Entry 7
As I have grown in my walk with the
Lord I have begun to realize that as a young Christian man I need to fight for
joy. In a culture that prescribes accomplishment and success as an antidote for
the void of the heart, it becomes increasingly obvious that all life without
love is vanity. I’m at a crossroads right now in my life. Do I continue to
traverse the wide, well-traveled path that many before have taken to a life of
financial security? Or do I do follow that still voice in my heart that I try
to suppress telling me that there’s more for my life, but that it’s going to
involve great sacrifice?
Jesus
has reminded me that it is when I am most weak that He is most strong. When I
am most concerned with my own struggles and inadequacy it is a fixation on
myself that causes me to feel less than complete. God doesn’t wish that I feel
anxious; He wants me to be joyful. How beautiful a sight it is to see one who
is joyfully afflicted. I willingly accept these days of difficulty for it gives
me the opportunity to connect with my Savior. When we embrace our suffering we
are united to the Cross-, with Him who has given His life for us. It is not the
times in our life when things are going the best that we draw nearest to God.
When we are ‘forced’ to rely on God; we have our faith restored. WE find that
God is closer than we had expected.
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