Last night at youth group we discussed the topic of want. What do we want from Jesus? At first glance one could think, "What more is there to want? He died for my sins and gave me my salvation!" What more could we possibly want right? It seemed like one of those rhetorical questions that you felt like you needed an answer to be right but didn't want to say anything. What do I want from Jesus? The word that came up first in my mind was diligence. I need to be focused on everything I do; whether it be sports, school, relationships, or just the way I live my life. I need to be ready and running every race for God.
For me, it's like a roller coaster. I feel like I'm doing great, every "click" is like music on the way to the top. But as soon as I look down and see how good things are going, I shoot off, head first, crashing back down to earth! Even after the decent the ride is not over, it is still filled with all the tight turns and dips, corckscrews and flips; all the while I await my safe return back into the station. Why cant I, instead of a being roller coaster, be on an elevator? Why not be stable, and not worry? I just pray...
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I think, in a lot of cases, there's dips in the roller coaster so we don't get too cocky...so we don't get like Lucifer. Ya know? We have those valleys, those hard times because we always turn back to God when we realize we can't be perfect. 1 Peter 1:6. God just reminds us that we're not as powerful as we think. We've just got to humble ourselves man...hard deal.
Anyway, diligence is a really good thing to be praying for and working towards. Diligence never hurt anyone as far as I can tell. Good luck brothafriend :)
haha thanks, I'm workin on everything. We do have valley's, stumblin blocks and such. On Sunday, we had a guest speeker talkin about how we need to use stumbling blocks as stepping stones. True story right there! I'm trying not to get like Lucifer, that would be a bad thing I think:P
I love stepping stonesss. I want some in my garden someday :)
Anyway, I'm glad you keep posting, I like to read them!
See ya
haha thanks, it's good to get stuff out
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