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have you ever sat back and realized that you think this life is all about you? because i was just convicted of that.
i'm sitting here... in my sweatpants and t-shirt, all cozy. in a nice house, with food in the pantry and refrigerator, about to make dinner. my parents are married and love each other. i live in a safe community. i have a wonderful church building to go to. and i was sitting here thinking, that this is all about ME. i deserve to be comfortable, i deserve to be loved, i deserve to be treated well, i deserve to be rewarded... and i could go on forever.
but. WHY. what in this human little mind of mine, gives me any permission at all, to think i deserve ANYTHING. to be completely honest, i deserve eternal punishment. i deserve to live in the streets as a beggar, and to be completely humiliated. i am a sinner.
AND YET... GOD in all His glory and splendor, CHOOSES to love me, to forgive me, and to mold me, to be more like Him. And He has BLESSED ME beyond anything i could ever imagine. and i still think this is all about me!
TO TAKE IT EVEN FURTHER... let's say this WAS all about me, for just a minute here, go with me.
when God created the earth, where was i?
when God created man, where was i?
when God lead moses, where was i?
when God sent his one and only son, where was i?
when Jesus died on the cross, where was i?
when God sent the Holy Spirit, where was i?
when God created the church, where was i?
when God created my parents, where was i?
before God created me, where was i?
Honestly, there seems to be a lot of GOD, JESUS, and the HOLY SPIRIT in that... and not a lot of me. the truth is, humans live on average about 80 years. but truly, god can take us at any time. i could live to be 30, 60, 100, 300, or i could die in 10 minutes. i know it's "sad", it's "not pretty", but it's the truth. and so, to think that this was all about me, is INSANE, because i am so temporary. God is ETERNAL. and this... this is all about glorifying GOD. I am nothing in this, except for one of God's children who has been changed by His Love, and i want to show others His Love while I'm here on earth, before i can praise him for eternity. i mean. this is all about god.
it's pretty humbling... just to think about all this. truly. and i hope that your heart is in the right place to now consider this.
my dear friends and brother and sister in christ, the gloerfelts, live in france. laurent is a philosophy teacher at three high schools, and has 200 students. they are looking for 200 people to offer to take up one of these students, and pray for them each day. knowing, that they may never see the fruit of their time and labor, but that it may change the student's life for ETERNITY. please visit their blog at http://www.laurentandmelanie.blogspot.com/ Consider it. This isn't about YOU or ME. This is about God. prayerfully consider if God is calling you to pray for one french student. I'm in. I'm praying for Eve. One ofmy friends is in, she's praying for Leah. Comment on Laurent and Melanie's blog, and they'll get you a student. 200. That's all we need. And we can change these students for eternity with Jesus.