The challenges taught me that I am a very negative person. I'm sarcastic and judgmental, which I already knew, but I also have trouble "turning that off" and being loving.
Through this, however, I have learned that changing my routine and making time for disciplines causes me to think about my faith in a more intentional way. Above all, God demands wholehearted followers--going halfway just hurts me. If God is my all then why should I spend my time on anything less important?
Disconnecting with life allows me to remember who I am. I am a creature being made perfect in Christ. I'm imperfect but I strive for perfection following the only model available. Jesus did many things that the people at the time thought were ridiculous, but everything he did was intentional. In everything he was connected with his father.
That's what this is all about, after all. I am called into relationship with my heavenly father. There's nothing else for me. I have no fight of my own--it was won on the cross. I don't need to change who I am to draw near to God, He will do that for me as I grow closer to Him.
It's the gospel in a nutshell...
((this post took a long time to write, evidently))
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