Its not like I want to die but I am excited for when I do get to go home.
The right response would have been for me to look forward to that time without complaining about the present time. I used the verse Philippians 1:21 to justify my sentiment but I rebuked myself when I continued the chapter. Paul wants to be with Christ for sure, but that's not what God has planned for him, and he doesn't even complain. He continues to talk about how he will stay for the Philippians sake and encourages them to live their lives without complaining.
I was especially rebuked by Philippians 2:14-15
Do all things without grumbling or questioning that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world.
I'll try to shine brighter
Haha I have two major finals that worry me and they're both on Monday at 1:30-3:30 and 4:00-6:00 haha
Hey Sata,
ReplyDeleteI'm sorta sad that you erased it.. I read it on my blog feed but didnt get a chance to read all of it. But I'm really encouraged by your heart of anticipation for what's to come. I think more and more I'm learning that our hope for heaven, and our hope of being united with Christ in our glorified states is what really motivates me to have eyes to see how little this world and how little my life is in comparison. How much more should we strive to live a life in sight of that hope? It's not bad to wait for it, and to be excited for it-- but this should only cause us to take advantage of this very brief and very short life on earth to the fullest! Today I realized that my "job" here on earth is to glorify the God I will be unified with later as much as I can, whether it's through serving others, trying to learn and understand more about Him, in loving and encouraging the people around me, and sharing this saving Truth with those who might not know. What else could we possibly be doing while we're here??? So let's both keep our eyes fixed on this hope, and I pray that this hope for heaven will not cause this earth to seem dreadful, but that we will use it up as an oppurtunity to bring God's glory to the forefront of this world as we are "stuck" here :) haha let's keep trying Sata!
Good luck with finals!
Study hard, and joyfully!
All for the glory of God