It is interesting to me when God starts to begin conversations with us. Right now as I begin this blog, I am sitting in front of the TV. I am watching in HD the Texas vs. Kansas State basketball game. There is 5:47 left to go in the game and Texas leads 57-52. What a strange time to begin a blog and to begin thinking about something so crazy...
As a fan and alum of the Longhorns, I find it interesting that even these thoughts could pull me partially away from the television. God must be wanting to teach something that is more important than basketball. HAHA! I apologize to all of you basketball fans, but believe me I am surprised at this as much as you are.
Okay, so here it goes!
It has become very clear to me over the past few years that we (the human race) have gotten ourselves into a mess. We love to chart out own course often times to our own demise. And then in the middle of the demise, we like to point at God or blame him for our current state. There is no doubt that my whole life has been more about promoting myself than promoting others. Where the heck does this come from?
Or even better yet I have found myself even as a Christ follower reading the scriptures and thinking to myself. Dang, so-and-so really needs to read this or hear about this particular passage. HAHA! What? I am spending personal time with God, often praying that His Spirit, the Holy one would begin to transform my broken life, purge it and clean it for a better human. Even in this time of trying to draw closer to God, I start thinking about how I can change someone else or how someone else is falling short of the Glory of God. It must be my job to tell them. WOW! Tough job! Any thoughts on that?
Okay, so here is what I am working through right now in my faith. To illustrate what I am praying about and trudging through the scriptures to learn about; here is a couple of quotes from one of my favorites, C.S. Lewis:
Are we the problem?
"Let's pray that the human race never escapes from Earth to spread its iniquity elsewhere."
Okay, so I truly believe that misery does love company. Most of us can't argue with how we like to "1-up" people in our stories of hurt, habits, and hang ups. Often times to the extent that we seem to brag about it. Now, this doesn't happen all the time. As I would like to propose the opposite spectrum.
Are we the solution?
"God seems to do nothing of Himself which He can possibly delegate to His creatures. He commands us to do slowly and blunderingly what He could do perfectly and in the twinkling of an eye."
Okay, so before I get to what I am thinking about this, I want to state very clearly what I believe.
I believe that Jesus Christ is the only way and solution to our contagious problem and poison known as sin. He death on the cross subdued sin, paying it's rightful penalty. And here is where it gets fun and fries a circuit in my intellect.
Jesus Christ overcame death not only for His fame of being bigger than sin and death itself, but to empower and give the solution back to us. What? How flippin hard is that? You mean he wants me to help Him repair, restore, and reconcile our brokenness even in the midst of our own filth?
Whoa? I get myself into some deep waters at times, but I may have bitten off more than I can chew in this one. And that my friend...is what keeps me on my knees.
Please post a comment! I would love to hear what you have to say about this. What you think or a place I can research more about this to grow more in this arena.
I love y'all and I pray that God changes you so much that you cannot possibly hold out in changing and loving the world around you.
And now. As I come to a close on this one. The game also comes to a close. Hook 'Em Horns! Horns win 74-65!
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