I don’t read as much as some of my friends do, but what I lack in quantity, I like to think I make up for in quality! In fact, it feels at times as if the Spirit is leading me to certain books. These seem to be books that truly challenge the church and challenge me to go deeper in my walk with Christ, to probe my heart, to pursue God more aggressively and to take scripture more seriously than I have before, and most importantly, to avoid becoming “lukewarm”.
As it so happens, I am reading one of those books right now. It’s called Radical by David Platt and it is one of the best books I have read in years. I HIGHLY recommend it. But do not buy this book and then whip through it for content. Instead, read it quietly and slowly and close it often to ponder what is going on in your heart.
I pray you will not be the same.
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Hey Dan,
Just catching up on you blog. I am interested to hear how your day devoted to God goes. My prayer most mornings is about being able to glorify God with my actions and words that day whether I know it or not.
I know for myself that constantly checking whether I was reflecting God well to others would result in a lot of guilt and shame because there is no way I could be perfectly God-centered in every action and deed. That is why I ask for God's guidance and for Him to prioritize my day. Sometimes I listen, other times I think that I've got it handled and end up having my ass handed to me by the end of the day (ok to speak openly, right?).
A little off topic, but I was so inspired by Roger's message on Sunday. It really resonated with me the idea that I "get to" have a relationship with God because of Jesus. I get to walk this journey knowing that God loves me faults and all and that He's not done with me. My failures teach me and heighten my sensitivity to the Holy Spirit's prompting in my life.
Last week I literally fell on my face before the Lord in gratitude after the HS spoke into my heart to openly and loudly ask Jesus for help when Samantha was having a particularly bad melt down. I held her tight and asked Jesus to intervene because I was unable to handle the situation myself. Within a few minutes she was calm and I went into another room because I knew that I was going to burst into tears. Instead I fell to the ground and worshiped God.
In that moment I felt the love of Christ all around me and I know that as long as I reach toward Him, he will always be there. It's not about me, but God gave us the freedom to love others in a supernatural way.
I guess this rambling is just to say that I hope you are not over-thinking what honoring God should look like. Do you not work at a less than self-fulfilling job to assist the family? Have you not faced crisis in your life and made it to the other side on fire for Jesus? You ARE honoring God by being the husband and father you are. Keep reaching for the third line, my friend.
e.
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