1 Timothy 6:20
Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to your care. Turn away from godless clutter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge,
Guard what has been entrusted to our care.
Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to your care. Turn away from godless clutter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge,
Guard what has been entrusted to our care.
How often do we tend to languish where we are? We barely touch ground
where we have landed before our hearts and minds start to reach for the
next place, the next class, the next job, the next home, the next
phase....the next moment. And if we aren't careful, we either spend
our whole lives on in self pity where we are or on stepping stones
towards no where.
We step in anticipation of the next step. We live in anticipation of the next phase. We contribute in the anticipation of the finished product. We love in anticipation of the relationship to come. We work in anticipation of the next day off, raise or payday. We pray in anticipation to what we will be granted.
If we aren't careful, we base our lives on the future instead of what we have been gifted in the present. We live for what might be instead of what is.
But what if the purpose is in the journey? What if the purpose of our day wasn't the completed project at work or school but rather in the long, frustrating line that we had to wait in at midday in order to get the supplies that were needed? The lady that stood behind us, the gentleman in front of us or the cashier that was having a rough day might have been our purpose for that day.
However, how many times to we rush past focusing on the end result that we completely butcher the in between. We literally miss our cue. We miss our part and it simply passes us by.
Perhaps we need to take stock in where we are at this very moment, take heed and see where God is working in our midst. Instead of praying at the beginning for help and with gratitude at the end, we need to seek wisdom in our every day mundane encounters that may not be so mundane.
Every single, every single encounter that we have is a divine appointment. A moment in time that we will never be able to replay. A moment in which our testimony can either encourage fellow believers and the seekers or it can cause a blemish on our faith. Every encounter.
Does that seem like too much pressure? No down time?
As we seek to become faith walkers instead of talkers, our lives will reflect our faith. We will find that our down time isn't any different than our most stressful times. We will live in the moments of the journey instead of simply trying to hold it together for the finished product. Our faith is not a sprint but rather a marathon. A marathon of discipline, endurance and perseverance that is covered by mercy and grace.
We don't have to run the rat race. We can choose to be different.
We can choose to live worthy.
We step in anticipation of the next step. We live in anticipation of the next phase. We contribute in the anticipation of the finished product. We love in anticipation of the relationship to come. We work in anticipation of the next day off, raise or payday. We pray in anticipation to what we will be granted.
If we aren't careful, we base our lives on the future instead of what we have been gifted in the present. We live for what might be instead of what is.
But what if the purpose is in the journey? What if the purpose of our day wasn't the completed project at work or school but rather in the long, frustrating line that we had to wait in at midday in order to get the supplies that were needed? The lady that stood behind us, the gentleman in front of us or the cashier that was having a rough day might have been our purpose for that day.
However, how many times to we rush past focusing on the end result that we completely butcher the in between. We literally miss our cue. We miss our part and it simply passes us by.
Perhaps we need to take stock in where we are at this very moment, take heed and see where God is working in our midst. Instead of praying at the beginning for help and with gratitude at the end, we need to seek wisdom in our every day mundane encounters that may not be so mundane.
Every single, every single encounter that we have is a divine appointment. A moment in time that we will never be able to replay. A moment in which our testimony can either encourage fellow believers and the seekers or it can cause a blemish on our faith. Every encounter.
Does that seem like too much pressure? No down time?
As we seek to become faith walkers instead of talkers, our lives will reflect our faith. We will find that our down time isn't any different than our most stressful times. We will live in the moments of the journey instead of simply trying to hold it together for the finished product. Our faith is not a sprint but rather a marathon. A marathon of discipline, endurance and perseverance that is covered by mercy and grace.
We don't have to run the rat race. We can choose to be different.
We can choose to live worthy.
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