Romans 8:22-24
For we know that all the rest of creation has been groaning with the pains of childbirth up to the present time. However, not only the creation, but we who have the first fruits of the Spirit also groan inwardly as we eagerly await our adoption, the redemption of our bodies. For we were saved with this hope in mind.
I long for the day when I receive my new body. Being tired and in conflict with what my body and this world wants from me and what I know the fullness of Gods glory will reveal in that moment of adoption presses me forward toward the hope and promise of completeness in Jesus.
It doesn't stop the conflict in whole but gives me hope for the future to come. It gives me joy in loving my wife, kids, and friends, but the groaning continues at a deep level. I do what must, but long to do what I am made for. Time will come.
Sometimes I wonder if others feel this way. If just attending church really satisfies, or if there is a congregational groan to study, pray, and seek more of God? What would that look like? Is Survivor, Americas Got Talent, American Idol, Jersey Shore, and Law and Order enough to pacify us into slumber, or do we secretly want something more fulfilling and just don't know how to access it?
If I resign to a life of the lowest common denominator, will I have anything to say to Jesus on the day of his coming? Or just give him the update on who's not talking to who in the real world 23 house?
Sorry if this seems not as up beat as usual.......these are my thoughts in the moment :-)
- Posted in the moment
Location:In a funk
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