Finding the Beeline
16/10/07 13:59 Filed in:Weekly
Devotional
I've
been reading a lot lately. A lot of ministry books to
be precise. One that I just finished is called "Jesus
centered youth ministry." It was a very good book and
talked about needing to "find the beeline to Jesus"
in everything we do. Even though the book was talking
more about how we can help our students to "find the
beeline" it really got me thinking about whether or
not I find the beeline in everything in my own life.
Do I really acknowledge Jesus in everything that I
do? Do I see how everything relates back to the God
of the universe, and my Lord and Savior? Is the story
of my life a parable that Jesus would use to
illustrate to someone else a person who wants to be
as close as possible to himself?
Am I too busy to make my Lord my lord?
The answers to these questions have been making me more than a little uncomfortable. We live in a culture which demands busy-ness, and immediacy. We live in a culture that is - in almost every sense of the word - unChristian. I keep coming back to the question of what it means to be in the world and not of the world. What does it mean to engage the culture without engaging IN the culture? Do I think through my life and the events of my day with a Jesus filter, or with a world filter? Worse yet, do I even think through my day? or do I just stumble along among happenings and entertainment?
Really the questions is this - Am I living my life on purpose? and IF I am, is that purpose a Jesus purpose?
I have been challenged in many ways by this book, not just to be a better youth leader, and to be better at my job, but to be a better Christ follower. I am praying that this book and its message stick with me. I am praying that I will remember to make a beeline for Jesus in everything that I do everyday. I pray that I will understand better who Jesus truly is, and what he truly did. I pray that as my understanding increases, my life better emulates my Lord.
Katie
Am I too busy to make my Lord my lord?
The answers to these questions have been making me more than a little uncomfortable. We live in a culture which demands busy-ness, and immediacy. We live in a culture that is - in almost every sense of the word - unChristian. I keep coming back to the question of what it means to be in the world and not of the world. What does it mean to engage the culture without engaging IN the culture? Do I think through my life and the events of my day with a Jesus filter, or with a world filter? Worse yet, do I even think through my day? or do I just stumble along among happenings and entertainment?
Really the questions is this - Am I living my life on purpose? and IF I am, is that purpose a Jesus purpose?
I have been challenged in many ways by this book, not just to be a better youth leader, and to be better at my job, but to be a better Christ follower. I am praying that this book and its message stick with me. I am praying that I will remember to make a beeline for Jesus in everything that I do everyday. I pray that I will understand better who Jesus truly is, and what he truly did. I pray that as my understanding increases, my life better emulates my Lord.
Katie
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