| born naked 11.05.02 |
| I just had a curious thought. When I die and time passes�2300, 2700, 3000�what will happen to this web site? Will people still be able to access all this? They will e-mail the address associated with the web site and never know that the person who created the site died hundreds of years before. Strange. More similarities between my BSF lesson and my devotions and how they are eerily applicable to my life. In BSF, as we continue studying the book of John, we learn that Jesus is here to do the work of God. He preached and healed and had so much compassion for the people�He viewed them as sheep without a shepherd. But being the human being that He was, He needed rest. He needed refreshment. He needed time alone with God to be strengthened. He was hungry�.but all this time He never got tired of doing God�s work. He could have had so much here on earth but He chose not to because His priority was whatever God�s priority was. God had a plan for Him and because Jesus lived in obedience to God, in return, God gave Jesus all the fulfillment and contentment to sustain His daily life. Jesus did not want more because He did not feel the need for more. This morning in my devos, I read verses about being content�not pursuing things that only fill us temporarily and satisfying our earthly desires. The secret to not wanting more is to remember that all we have is given to us by God and He is in ultimate control. All we have is given by God�all that we WILL have is given by God. God provided Jesus� every need. That is such an amazing example to follow�I need to live in obedience to God and trust that He will provide me with everything. And with what I have, I need to not be stingy with it because who does Hilary the STYNKBG really belong to? God. Who does my savings account belong to? God. Sure, who worked hard in my jobs to make that money? I did...but who do my skills and talents belong to? God. Entrust what little I have to Him with the understanding that it is all a gift from Him and I will have contentment and fulfillment, spiritually and physically. The hard part is not getting distracted by what is around me, which easily convinces us that what we have is not enough. I don�t think it is bad to add a few luxuries to our lives but the danger is if that becomes our top priority. To keep my eyes on God will mean keeping my eyes on what really counts�and if it means having less material possessions, I need to be satisfied with that too. God will definitely provide me with more than enough of what I need�and if He doesn�t provide me with what I WANT, maybe that means I don�t need it. |
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