Wednesday, September 12, 2007
URGENT!
John Brown "preached" a goody a while back.
We are all busy, we all have what appears to be far too many obligations pressing on us. But as I look around me I see people that are controlled by their busyness and people that master it. The people that I know intimately that are controlled by their busyness are in such a state generally because if they seized control they would be forced to confront some unpleasantness about themselves or their circumstance. It usually boils down to straightforward confession - they are hiding from their sin.
You see, the Holy Spirit gives us immense power - far, far beyond our understanding. Among the things He can accomplish with that power is to master the busyness of our lives - all we have to do is let Him. But that does mean confronting ourselves and getting out of the way.
urgency Scotwise Cerulean Sanctum confession confrontation
Living with urgency doesn't mean living irresponsibly.It is so easy in these times to hide in urgency. We fill our lives with activity to avoid ourselves, our Lord, and most often our pain. Dan Edelen is fond of talking about how we need to change the world to get a handle on the busyness to make room for God. I agree with Dan that busyness is a problem, I just don't think we have to change the world to deal with it.
It means living with a holy abandon to honour God, and with a holy passion to make each moment count for righteousness.
That means we must be deliberate about our choices, taking care that we use our opportunities wisely as we live a life of character different from the world around us, because we are committed to Jesus.
We are all busy, we all have what appears to be far too many obligations pressing on us. But as I look around me I see people that are controlled by their busyness and people that master it. The people that I know intimately that are controlled by their busyness are in such a state generally because if they seized control they would be forced to confront some unpleasantness about themselves or their circumstance. It usually boils down to straightforward confession - they are hiding from their sin.
You see, the Holy Spirit gives us immense power - far, far beyond our understanding. Among the things He can accomplish with that power is to master the busyness of our lives - all we have to do is let Him. But that does mean confronting ourselves and getting out of the way.
urgency Scotwise Cerulean Sanctum confession confrontation
