People
“Quit scraping and fawning over mere humans, so full of themselves, so full of hot air! Can’t you see there’s nothing to them?”
Why do we let others affect us so? I mean, yes, God created us for companionship. But truly, He created us more to relate with Him than with others. I’m not bashing other people here, simply stating that I focus way too much attention on others, and not nearly enough on God. More often that not I am moved (good or bad) by the actions of other people, and not by what I know to be true of God. Why on earth do I do this??????
Seriously, in infuriates me to no end. It’s frustrating beyond belief to know that I allow the actions of others to affect me more than the truths I read about concerning God throughout the Scriptures. WHY?????????????
Now, don’t get me wrong. I know people affect us; they have to. We live life together every single day, so obviously we’re going to have an impact on each other. But, since Christ lives “in” me, He should have a greater impact on me than those “around” me. I just don’t get it. Why am I so profoundly screwed up? You might be asking, why is Thad so hard on himself? Why?
I love God with everything that my screwed up heart has to offer. I desperately desire to be the best follower of Christ that I can possibly be. I want to learn more and more every day how to live more out of His strength, goodness, love, patience, etc. I want to respresent Christ as best as I can to the world around me. When I think about these things, I realize how far I have to go. And for me, I think it all starts with being moved more by God and less by people. I want to respond according to God’s ways, not according to circumstances. I want to respond to how God calls me to, not by how others act around or towards me. I WANT TO BE MORE LIKE CHRIST! I WISH I WAS MORE LIKE CHRIST!
I came across the quote starting this entry this morning while doing my devotions. It’s found in Isaiah 2:22 (The Message). I love people, and I know Christ love all people. I just wish I had more of His love in me so that I responded “better”, in manners that pleased Christ, more often.