Tuesday, September 27, 2005
And in everything you do...We are spiritual beings. Heh - that doesn't mean that we're wisps of air around, floating and as where we like and just WAITING for the ghostbusters to come around and suck us in if we create too much havoc. We are spiritual because we have the Holy Spirit in us and everything we do has a spiritual value to it.
Yup that's right again, EVERYTHING you do. Sportsperson, mugger, whatever your occupation/character/pasttime might be. Whether you're throwing a rugby ball, writing notes frantically or giving speeches, they all have a spiritual value to it.
Why? Because as a Christian, everything you do/say has a reflection on who you really are. Impressions form in the space of a blink and take a lifetime to get rid of. Worse still are the impressions that are formed over a long period of time - those might even be correct. But can you imagine, everything you do has an implication on what a Christian should/would be like. Hold on a moment, you don't even need to imagine it - it's reality. Yup, that's exactly what's going on, in case you didn't know.
We all have sin, that's for sure. And at one point of time or another, we've definitely behaved in a very un-Christlike manner. I know i have. Let's be honest - we all have. That kind of behaviour is not part of our goal, but we fall coz we're only human.
Max Lucado has a very good example of it - can you imagine you are wearing a T-shirt that tells everyone that you're a Christian? I feel that's the kind of life we should be living...although you'd need more than one T-shirt coz you're going to have to wash it at one point or another. But the point being that our lives
alone should be enough to identify us as Christian. Can we say that of ourselves? I think not many of us can. I don't think i dare to assert that claim at all.
But that's where we should be working at. Everything that is done should honour God.
Everything. If that means you have to change your lifestyle, change it. If that means you have to give up things that you would normally have done, then give it up. If it means that you have o forgo things that you wish you could have done, then pls set your convictions down before you even start thinking about it. If that means you have to break an agreement to someone else, then break it, whatever the cost might be. (I realise i'm being harsh here, but that's my stand and i'm not going to be apologetic about it. This is the same standard i expect anyone to treat me should i have a situation as this.) I can promise you it's not going to be easy. But i can also promise you that it's well worth it. The sad thing is that so many of us are numb to what we're going that we don't really realise that it's not edifying at all. Perhaps we're too busy to think about it. Perhaps we're enjoying it too much. Something that portrays a wrong/bad image to you and to other Christians. Something that edifys the flesh. Something of the sinful nature. Something that
we want but is not of God. Sadly, we often don't realise it at all.
That's why i feel that it's important for us to take out time each day to reflect on what we've done, what we'll be doing, and what we're doing. Maybe you'll think of your hobbies. Maybe you'll think of activities that you do on a regular basis. Maybe you'll think of your career, or even your service in ministry (although i seriously hope not). What you're doing it for. Why you're doing it.
Who you're doing it for. And be honest - it's just
too easy to rationalize and tell ourselves that we have pure intentions for each thing that we do.
I leave you, the reader, with no conclusion to this post. It's intentional - i want to leave you thinking about what you're doing. Think about it yourself coz only you know your heart. Only you and God. It has always been between you and God.
...do it unto the Lord.
simply jon.pondered @ 1:19 am
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