Otherwise my mind wondered.
I'm finishing a great book and it sparked some thoughts.
Sometimes the act of becoming a disciple of Jesus (and living it out everyday) can be watered-down,
washed-out,
bland...
kind of like eating graham crackers or Nilla wafers. But thinking about the people Jesus actually called into relationship with Him (in the Gospels) you see something different.
It's a drastic, fundamental shift,
a turning around,
a radical shift - a total transformation! Nothing wishy-washy, or iffy. Nothing weak or tasteless.
You're blind? Well, how about seeing?
You can't walk - how about jumping and dancing for joy?
You're dead? Why not live!?
It's really more like eating a huge bowl of 5-Alarm Chili, a full-mouth explosion of flavor! Or taking the 'eat-the-world's-hottest-chili-peppers' challenge - crazy, wild, exciting! So, of course, I wonder: is that my life? Has that been my life? Can you really live that level of excitement and challenge every day?
And, sure, I wonder if you might need a few graham crackers to dunk in your wildly tasty chili? Or is that a cop out?
I can't stop thinking (and softly chuckling)...so I have to ask....the Chili analogy thing...does thin mean your not a vegetarian anymore....LOL....
ReplyDeleteElizabeth: Thank you for your message. I needed to hear that..... Your message put stirred my heart... I need more of that...
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I put some jalapeno slices on Eans hamburger today..this definitly transformed and renewed his mind...Very exciting indeed:)
ReplyDeleteElizabeth, your question cuts to the heart of all of us who hunger for the REAL Christian life. I ask myself the same questions. I think there is a chance that sleepiness has overtaken me (like the disciples)...I WANT to "wake up" to REALLY live it out.
ReplyDeleteall I can say is I know there are high high peaks that open our spirits up to an amazing thrill & expectation of the awesomeness of God & there are low low valleys that allow you to go to the depths ~ where you face the sheer raw pain ~ life is full of both ~ and finding His spirit in all of it, especially the silence & mundane can be more powerful than anything. I believe the disciples had a lot of quiet [blandness] mixed in with the amazing blessing of giving up your life to follow Jesus. I believe there's always MORE ~ He's infinite ~ but that it can be a 'setup' to fail of sorts to assess whether you're 'living fully' in Christ. That's why I love Brother Lawrence's way of life ~ living in the presence of His presence.
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