Sunday, April 21, 2013

LOVE NOT THE WORLD

Bobservations Column
by Pastor Bob Lawrenz

    We may find our attention is drawn away from the Lord by the blessings He affords us as we live daily in His Creation. “How can this be?” you may ask. We all know people who “love” their careers. Workaholics aren’t called that because they hate their work. Often, the enjoyment of work becomes a distraction in our relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. Our work, and expertise in it, can swell greatly while a walk with the Lord can be weakened and diminish to nothing. Relationships require the investment of time. Who can call a friend a friend if there is no time spent with one another? If you desire to spend more time with the Lord, then perhaps making time for Him would be a good reason to re-order our days. Even our doctors reschedule when priorities arise. Search your heart for balance daily.

    Everything that pleases the flesh in this life can distract us from Jesus, even the blessings that He brings our way. Even some disciples have trouble reconciling the difference between their net worth with their gross worth-in-Christ (Matt. 8:19-22).

    Following Jesus doesn’t work well if we don’t keep Him in sight. Following Jesus doesn’t work well at all if we constantly race ahead of Him; unbeknownst to us, He may have taken a turn while behind us. We can get so caught up in a tangible goal, that we miss the right path for the spiritual one.

    We dare not let ourselves be distracted from where He is leading us, and there are plenty of distractions all around. Our best position is by His side and keeping stride. Then there is fellowship and communication with Him, and the world fades to secondary images in the passing landscape. As His eyes of love fall upon us, the love in our eyes will grow for Him.

~   “Can two walk together, except they be agreed?”    ~
Amos 3:3












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