Hi all,
Acts 20:24 — But I do not consider my life of any account as dear to myself, so that I may finish the course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify solemnly of the gospel of the grace of God.
Paul minimizes his own life. His perspective is less of himself and much more of God. His eyes were on Jesus, not on himself, his sufferings, or his life.
I want to spend much less time on my own little life. My perspective needs to be more on Jesus and less on me. Maximize Christ in our sufferings; minimize ourselves. His life has been prompted by the Spirit guiding him where to go. A life of trust. Oh Lord, may You prompt us as to where You want us to go.
We still don’t know where to go or where He will lead us. But lead us He will. I need to remain confident of this.
Paul received his ministry from the Lord Jesus. I have received mine too — to testify to my family.
In this past week I have tried to openly share with some people what has been happening in our lives, and the conversations were abruptly cut off (through no fault of either party). I was left feeling like I had an open wound. Does that make sense?
All I did was say what was going on — the sufferings — and I wasn’t able to conclude either conversation with what the Lord was doing in our lives. That is what I want to remember: maximize Christ, not us.
To lose the importance of me…that is the lesson I am holding onto.
I need to keep on with school here, but I also want to share what blessed me yesterday in Psalm 13. David brings his pain honestly to God, asking Him to look at him and hear him. And then the Psalm turns toward trust: he throws himself into God’s arms and celebrates God’s rescue.
That is where I want to land too. I can tell God what hurts. I can bring Him the open wound. I can ask Him to look at me. And then I can keep turning my eyes toward Him.
Psalm 13
David begins with the ache of feeling forgotten and overwhelmed, but he does not stay there. He asks God to look at him, give light to his eyes, and hear him. He ends by choosing to trust in God’s steadfast love and rejoice in His salvation.
God’s richest blessing to you and yours,
Cara
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