willing? able?
I chatted to a guy yesterday...
and in our conversation he said this.
"Muslims have to give a 1/40th of their earnings
Jews have to give 1/10th of their earnings.
but what does the bible say that Christians have to give?
Everything."
That got me thinking. Would i be ready to give everything?
In taking this job I thought long and hard about this - because to take this job I had to give up my life as i knew it. All my plans, some of my dreams, a lot of my fear and some pride. I had to give up ideas and some ideals. I had to give up convenience. I had to give up some security. I had to lay down some relationships and have the chance of losing some friends.
In a lot of ways i had to give up my life in trust of Jesus to take this job.
and if he didn't turn up i was going to fall flat on my face.
And He has been faithful. totally.
But the question resurfaces now.
am i will to give everything. everything. - that means every (all) thing (ie everything!!!!!)
Am i willing to be totally used and burnt out?
AM i willing to not buy any CD's and give the money away?
Am i willing to be thought of as less than i am?
Am i willing to try and fail?
Am i willing to be hated because of what i believe?
AM i willing to live with out a phone, or a computer or the internet?
Am i willing to be replaced, totally in organisations, and peoples hearts?
Am i willing to be cold, hungry and thirsty?
Am i willing to be beaten, hurt and rejected?
AM i willing to save money and not use a credit card?
Am i willing to give up boasting?
am i willing to give up all my rights? and all my gripes?
am i willing to allow myself to learn all that Jesus wants to teach me. in whatever way He wants to teach me.
am i willing to love someone who has hurt me, and will probably hurt me again?
am i willing to trust someone i don't know is trustworthy?
am i willing to put my life in Jesus's hands?
am i willing?
am i willing to give everything?
what about you?
would you give up all these things :-
dreams?
desires?
hopes?
fears?
skills?
passions?
money?
possessions?
job?
friends?
family?
security?
country?
house?
warmth?
rights?
your breakfast?
life?
scary thing to think about.
could you love anyone enough to be willing to give all of that up?
and in our conversation he said this.
"Muslims have to give a 1/40th of their earnings
Jews have to give 1/10th of their earnings.
but what does the bible say that Christians have to give?
Everything."
That got me thinking. Would i be ready to give everything?
In taking this job I thought long and hard about this - because to take this job I had to give up my life as i knew it. All my plans, some of my dreams, a lot of my fear and some pride. I had to give up ideas and some ideals. I had to give up convenience. I had to give up some security. I had to lay down some relationships and have the chance of losing some friends.
In a lot of ways i had to give up my life in trust of Jesus to take this job.
and if he didn't turn up i was going to fall flat on my face.
And He has been faithful. totally.
But the question resurfaces now.
am i will to give everything. everything. - that means every (all) thing (ie everything!!!!!)
Am i willing to be totally used and burnt out?
AM i willing to not buy any CD's and give the money away?
Am i willing to be thought of as less than i am?
Am i willing to try and fail?
Am i willing to be hated because of what i believe?
AM i willing to live with out a phone, or a computer or the internet?
Am i willing to be replaced, totally in organisations, and peoples hearts?
Am i willing to be cold, hungry and thirsty?
Am i willing to be beaten, hurt and rejected?
AM i willing to save money and not use a credit card?
Am i willing to give up boasting?
am i willing to give up all my rights? and all my gripes?
am i willing to allow myself to learn all that Jesus wants to teach me. in whatever way He wants to teach me.
am i willing to love someone who has hurt me, and will probably hurt me again?
am i willing to trust someone i don't know is trustworthy?
am i willing to put my life in Jesus's hands?
am i willing?
am i willing to give everything?
what about you?
would you give up all these things :-
dreams?
desires?
hopes?
fears?
skills?
passions?
money?
possessions?
job?
friends?
family?
security?
country?
house?
warmth?
rights?
your breakfast?
life?
scary thing to think about.
could you love anyone enough to be willing to give all of that up?
posted by jeff at 11:23 PM
4 Comments:
I think yeah. When you write it all down its huge, but actually we give these things up to Jesus little by little. And He doesn't leave us bereft.. He gives us loads of other stuff too..
p.s. Linda is legit
love
me
you are very wise, you listen to God and you learn from him. what you've said scares me, and the honest answer is "i don't know".
to let things go... am i willing?
gives me a lot to think...
thank you.
"in the end we all have a choice, its up to us to decide how much we are willing to sacrifice"I have that as my tag on quite a few things, for a simlar reason to your question ... its a hard one, how much can i give? .. in the end everything....
I the end though i suspect jeusus is quite happy for us to say "i will try" and step by step, mile by bloody mile he will lead us to a point of total sacrifice ..... So the question is a little void .. becuase he will get us to the point that we are willing to sacrifice,
would i go to the cross ?
... no ...
would i be lead to the cross?
.. maybe...
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