The road to heaven is akin to a mudding festival, where you've got all sorts of trucks with different shaped tires, digging and grinding towards the finish line in a rut-filled path that's sure to bog down even the most expensive models. Many get stuck and have to be pulled out by stronger, better equipped trucks.
We all get in a rut at times. I'm being pulled out of a rut as I write this, because I have friends and family who hold me accountable in my faith journey. If I keep doing the same old routine, my life seems to come to a crawl, almost as if I'm going through the motions.
What is so refreshing is that people who are in this journey with me are right there, with the winch grinding towards them as they help me out, even as they struggle in the journey too. A fresh perspective, a gentle nudge (a holy whack is what I prefer) that keeps this life real. Real people. Real problems. Real struggles. Real sin. Real Jesus. Real forgiveness. Real Change.
Thank you Jesus for the mud!
12 Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him. 13 Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. 14 But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. 15 Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death. James 1:12-15
We all get in a rut at times. I'm being pulled out of a rut as I write this, because I have friends and family who hold me accountable in my faith journey. If I keep doing the same old routine, my life seems to come to a crawl, almost as if I'm going through the motions.
What is so refreshing is that people who are in this journey with me are right there, with the winch grinding towards them as they help me out, even as they struggle in the journey too. A fresh perspective, a gentle nudge (a holy whack is what I prefer) that keeps this life real. Real people. Real problems. Real struggles. Real sin. Real Jesus. Real forgiveness. Real Change.
Thank you Jesus for the mud!
12 Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him. 13 Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. 14 But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. 15 Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death. James 1:12-15
4 comments:
loved this entry. you're a great leader. praying for you all
Dude thanks for sharing your "mud" with us. It is great to take the mask off and be real.
That's true; it is like that.
I'm glad you don't pretend that you're perfect like some ministers, but show that there's joy in the journey in an imperfect world.
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