Even If i Walk Alone

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Archives for August 2019

Moving Towards God

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I enjoy finding things secular writers write which are applicable to our Christian journey. It proves Jesus can use anyone at any time to speak to us. Seth Godin recently wrote, “It is possible to spend your entire day moving towards something you seek. Alternatively, you can spend your time running away.” This is true in our Christian walk. We can spend each day in determined and intentional pursuit of Christ, or we can fill it with trivial distractions and run away from Him.

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We choose how we will spend each minute, every hour, and every day. No one controls our time except for us. We make the decisions. We choose whether we will spend the next moment thinking of God or thinking of ourselves. We choose what we will look at, listen to, and the activity of our hands.

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Golden Handcuffs

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The story of “The Rich Young Ruler” is one of the best-known parables told by Christ (Luke 18:18-23). For years, scholars and laypeople alike have debated its meaning and application. What are the implications for a 21st-century audience? Should we all sell everything we have, give to the poor, and follow Jesus? Perhaps, but at the risk of executing somewhat of a bait and switch, such will not be the topic of this post. Instead, I want to focus on the lesser discussed conversation Jesus had next with his followers.

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In that conversation, Jesus stated it was easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than it was for a rich man to enter Heaven (Luke 18:24-27). In other words, it was virtually impossible. Why did He say this, and what implications does it have for those of us who are incredibly wealthy by historical standards?

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Sacrifice

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I recently heard Pastor David Platt pose the question, “Will we sacrifice our lives so others will come to know Christ?” This is a cutting and important question. Are we willing to give up some or all of our freedom, financial security, social standing, and comfort for the sake of seeing others come to know Jesus? It’s easy to say we want the world to be saved, but when it comes down to how much it will cost us personally, we tend to balk.

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I know this is true about you because it is true of me and the evidence would say it is true of the Church at large. We who claim to be disciples of Jesus are often coming up short when it comes to fulfilling the great commission and making disciples of all nations (Matthew 28:18-20).

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Exhausted

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We’re all busy; we all seem to be tired. Many, if I not most of us, would describe ourselves as exhausted. We’re exhausted trying to keep up with the demand’s society puts on us, and by the constant endeavor to have more – whatever “more” actually is. It’s our own fault. In most cases, the fact we are exhausted is due to the choices we’ve made and for the things we’ve allowed into our lives.  Often, we are busy simply being busy. I’ve known people who seemed to feel the more crammed their calendar was, the more important they were.

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They got busy scheduling meetings even when it meant double and triple-booking themselves. It’s a bit of insanity. There is, however, a healthy way to become exhausted. When we spend our days in the relentless pursuit of Jesus, we will undoubtedly become exhausted, but it will be the sweetest sense of tired you will ever know.

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