Rising up, one in all my all-time favourite motion pictures was Labyrinth. It was so instrumental in my life that I actually have the complete film memorized, line by line! Yep, the entire thing. 💯 My youngsters didn’t consider me that I may do it, so someday, all of us watched it as a household, and with their permission, I talked out, line by line, of all of the characters phrases within the film because it was being stated from begin to end and proved to them I may do it! It was a variety of enjoyable. 😆
I don’t know in case you’ve ever seen it, nevertheless it’s a fantastic film a few dangerous man who falls in love with a younger woman and he thinks the best way to her coronary heart is by afflicting her with ache (be careful, girls, as a result of some males use this tactic to get a woman nonetheless in the present day; they’ll attempt to push you down and oppress you). The dangerous man errantly believes that she’s going to fall in love with him by getting her consideration, in a really unfavorable manner.
Alongside the best way, she meets some new pals and finally ends up beating the dangerous man within the remaining scene. But it surely’s the JOURNEY of her beating this man that modifications her life perpetually. She begins to see issues in a distinct mild, assembly new pals who’re in a very totally different world than her personal. She sees issues from a distinct angle and learns many new issues about life.
Some pals are good, and he or she meets some dangerous ones too alongside the best way. Individuals making an attempt to journey her up and also you by no means actually know WHO is your TRUE buddy till they show they ARE your buddy. 💯
There’s so many classes to glean from that film, which is why it’s one in all my favs.
However there’s a component in there the place they’re making an attempt to trick her and make her THINK she’s again at dwelling. She’s not. She’s actually in a rubbish dump, nevertheless it’s an phantasm, meant to journey her and make her fall.
Typically, in our lives, we will THINK we live a fantastic life. We are able to THINK every part is okay, however we actually reside in a storage dump. 😮
We undergo our day, THINKING every part is okay. We’re doing nicely, the youngsters are fed, household is generally completely happy, life is okay. We’re good folks, serving for the Lord, cooking dinners, making beds, doing all that we should be doing.
In our minds, it’s like this little guidelines of what an excellent spouse needs to be and but…
AND YET, we miss the entire level.
As a Christian, our lives usually are not significant if our checklists are stuffed.
Do you suppose if Jesus visited your house in the present day, He would say, “Effectively finished, you bought the dishes finished?” or “Effectively finished, your mattress is made. Nice job. Now enter the dominion.”
I’m not saying cleansing or being tidy is improper, we SHOULD be clear. However what I AM saying is that, life is SO MUCH MORE than wiping noses and chasing after youngsters all day.
It’s greater than making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and packing lunches.
It’s greater than kissing your husband goodbye 💋 as he goes off to work.
All of these issues are nice, however it’s not what we’re HERE FOR.
God expects extra from us!! 💯
I concern that after we meet Him nose to nose in heaven, He won’t ask us how our days went however how we spent our days FOR HIM. We’ll say to Him, “I did many issues, I used to be an excellent spouse, good mother, good this, and good that”, however He’ll say again to us, “Sure, however what have you ever finished for Me? For My kingdom? For others exterior of your loved ones?”
What would your reply be then?
See if all our focus is ourselves and our household’s, then we’ve missed the purpose. Even the heathens do this, don’t they? And we’re referred to as to a lot extra!
He needs us to make waves on this world for Him.
We’re right here to set the world on fireplace 🔥 and kindle the hearth in our personal hearts FOR God.
We’re right here for a lot extra.
If Jesus got here to you proper now and tallied up your entire week, how a lot of it might be counted for His kingdom? ✅ And the way a lot can be counted as for nothing?
The Bible calls us to reside IN the world, however not be OF it.
Certain, we’ve to make lunches, do mountains of laundry, repair dinner and a myriad of different issues, however is that our FOCUS in our day?
Are our eyes so targeted on the world or our day by day residing that we miss the entire level OF residing?
Calculate your week, privately and silently between you and God alone. How do you fare?
Have you ever stored your eyes on Jesus? 🙏 Have you ever targeted on His kingdom? Or have we stored our eyes on our OWN little kingdoms this week?
Measuring your self, on a weekly foundation, is so necessary, as a result of it should enable you discover the hindrances in your life and enable you reside a extra God-centered life.
All of us have off weeks, however the aim is to get them to be productive weeks FOR the dominion of Christ!
I’m measuring my very own week proper now too, as I write this. I pray that my focus is on God, the place it needs to be, and never on life’s circumstances, heartaches, struggles, and pains.
Lord, please hold our deal with YOU this week. Enable the troubles and cares of the world to slide away from our minds as we endeavor to be a godly folks, worthy of the decision of being a Christian. Allow us to present like to the world, 🥰 allow us to assist others, allow us to all be shining lights to all who look upon us and see. We love you, Lord. Allow us to present You the love that’s in our hearts, outwardly to You this week. Amen.