Jesus could remain
asleep in a boat during a storm; he could stand true to his convictions in the
face of attack from the religious leaders of his day; he could stand securely
silent before the political leaders of his day.
He was truly centered and secure in the strength of his Father and the
Holy Spirit. That is the faith I want to
be forever growing in. I feel that I am
getting better at it but I am still not there.
I still react in the flesh rather than respond out of the Spirit when I
get ruffled. When people are treated
poorly, especially by people who know better, I get angry. When people continually act badly and harm
others, and get away with it, I get angry.
I know the root of
my anger and many would tell me that I am justified in my anger. But I still want to respond to situations
with faith and not react so totally in the flesh. I know in my heart of hearts that God is in
control and I need to put down my sword of ‘righteousness’, especially when
what is happening has nothing to do with me and I have no input
whatsoever.
I live n a world
of the information highway. That
information alerts me to all the wrongs in the world. What arises in me is the feeling that I am
responsible to right all these wrongs.
But in reality I am not involved and have no way to be; so why do I get
so absorbed? It’s like the waves
crashing into the boat in the midst of a storm.
Like the disciples, I react in fear…Jesus
remains asleep in faith.
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