Thursday, April 24, 2008
Neglecting the important things
Recently I have been noticing how I have allowed my tasks and other commitments at school, church, and friends to take time away from my personal study of the Word of God and in prayer. Most of you are out of college and do not have the same type of schedule as I but all of us I am sure are busy. It is amazing how even when your studying to become a pastor, missionary, godly man, or whatever we allow the less important things get in the way and have more priority than most important things(God). I am studying God's Word for school, but there is that danger that what I am studying is done the mindset to get a paper done and an application put on paper but never put on the heart. God MUST be the focus, and job, school, friends, wife/girlfriend, and the such should ways in which we show God working. I pray that God is the focus of lives and not only have the study of God. God Bless all.
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Thank you for sharing your heart, brother. C.S. Lewis points out this struggle in "The Screwtape Letters." Screwtape (the uncle Demon) tells Wormwood that he needs to get his client distracted with many things and that therein is the key to solving much of the demon's work. This highlights the danger in Christianity to get distracted with many good things like Martha did, when what is asked is for us to sit at the feet of Jesus and love Him and learn from Him. It's not about doing, my friends, it's about being. Thanks, Tim.
Thank you for sharing Tim and the challenge you broght forth. It is so easy in our lives to fall into the same snares as the Pharisees and know Christianity/God/Bible but not actually have our hearts in-tune with Christian living/God/Bible. Good insight from Josh up above and excellent examply from Mary and Martha.
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