A Relational People

Day 29

Preparing for Eternity

Romans 14:12  New International Version (©2011)
So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God.

Are we ready for that day?  Really?  Are we ready for the day we will all have to stand before Christ and give account.  Am fairly sure I am not.  There will come a time when we will all answer the question that arises from how much time we invested in ourselves and how much time we invested in serving.

You know - I have some pretty great "reasons" as to why I haven't served as much as I could have.  At least they sound pretty great here on earth.  I have a feeling, however, that when I am standing before the great I Am, that the reasons will fall to the side as dust.

I know that we are to invest heavily in each other.  We do this each time we serve, help, welcome, support, talk to those around us.  We were built to be relational people.  It is high time we put this back as a priority in our lives.

Communication technology being what it is today - it is becoming increasingly easy to keep in touch but at the same time it is becoming oh so much harder to allow the reality of relationship to exist.  We have gained access but lost intimacy.

You cannot have any type of relationship without intimacy.  The giving and sharing of two people together opening themselves to love, joy, and yes, even the hurt that comes from such.

Mark 8:35  New Living Translation (©2007)
If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, you will save it.

This is such an important basis for our serving here on earth, that God specifically addresses this on five different occasions in the gospels.  Life is meant for ministry - not for self service.

So let's get up out of our drive through mentality and begin living a life of servitude.

I am going to leave you with a quote by Marianne Williamson - this is a favorite of mine.

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

Walk well today my friends...

katrina