Still Working On Me
I’ve been chewing on this passage of Scripture for about a week now, and it’s still got it’s tentacles in me! Here is Matthew 6:24-33 in The Message.
“You can’t worship two gods at once. Loving one god, you’ll end up hating the other. Adoration of one feeds contempt for the other. You can’t worship God and Money both. If you decide for God, living a life of God-worship, it follows that you don’t fuss about what’s on the table at mealtimes or whether the clothes in your closet are in fashion. There is far more to your life than the food you put in your stomach, more to your outer appearance than the clothes you hang on your body. Look at the birds, free and unfettered, not tied down to a job description, careless in the care of God. And you count far more to him than birds. Has anyone by fussing in front of the mirror ever gotten taller by so much as an inch? All this time and money wasted on fashion–do you think it makes that much difference? Instead of looking at the fashions, walk out into the fields and look at the wildflowers. They never primp or shop, but have you ever seen color and design quite like it? The ten best-dressed men and women in the country look shabby alongside them. If God gives such attention to the appearance of wildflowers–most of which are never even seen–don’t you think he’ll attend to you, take pride in you, do his best for you? What I’m trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to God’s giving. People who don’t know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how he works. Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provision. Don’t worry about missing out. You’ll find all your everyday human concerns will be met.”
I’ve realized this morning I need to relax. I want my mind to be focused on glorifying God with my actions, words, thoughts, etc. No longer do I want my mind controlled by worrying and stressing about my needs, with getting. I want to leave that in God’s hands, and respond appropriately when He gives out of His abundance! Getting to this place is proving very difficult today. Satan is really attacking. Come Holy Spirit; help me to keep things in perspective. Help me to remember Your goodness today. Bring these verses to mind over and over again. Thank you for your presence!