I have something I'm struggling with. It is weirder than the normal stupid sinful Bobby still being used by God thing. This time it involves those around me. I am called to serve God. I think that He has put on my heart certain things that don't seem to bother other people. Music is the biggest and easiest one for me to explain. I listen to mostly Christian music. Not necessarily the Gaithers or anything like that, but more Jars of Clay, Chris Tomlin, Switchfoot, Lifehouse, and so on. But my struggle is with giving God my everything. I want to spend my days seeking Him wholeheartedly. And I find it helps alot when my music has lyrics that are uplifting to God, and not... well secular. I feel that listening to songs by Katy Perry, and Jay-Z just don't allow me to have that mindset that I am serving the Lord my God with all my heart, soul, and mind. But so many of those fellow Christians that are in my life don't seem to struggle with this at all. They can just pull into church on Sunday morning listening to a sex song, turn it off, walk into church with smiles on.
Ok, so this isn't my debate. I have had that debate, and I'm not even on the side that you think I am. But that was just so I can have an example of something that God laid on my heart to struggle with and other Christians don't seem to pay it any attention. Another quick example is following the speed limit. God asked us to obey's the laws of the land. I think that means to follow the law of the US, unless it is contradictory to something God desires for us. So, I feel everytime I drive over the speed limit, I'm going against God's desire for me, and even though no cop is gonna pull me over for going 5 over, I still feel I'm sinning.
So there are two examples, which now I can ask my question. Does God call each of us to follow Him in the same way. Does God want me to listen to Christian music, and drive 5 under the speed limit, but for Joe Christian can listen to wahtever and drive as fast as he wants, but God hasn't laid it on his heart the same things He has laid on my heart. This is also to say about how we deal with those around us. I'm serving in West Virginia this summer, and God has shown me so many things about the needy in the world that I live in. And it has always been right in front of me to fix, but I never really cared before. But now I can't seem to ignore it. I want to serve Him wholeheartedly and now that means for me to love my neighbor as myself and to put his needs above my own. If that means that I go hungry to give him food, awesome, if that means I go cold to give him my shirt, awesome. But even those close to me and have had similiar experiences, insteaad of wanting to give want to understand how best to help them, and if instead of giving them their shirt, wait and sell their shirt on Ebay and make enough money to buy the guy a coat... I just struggle with what God is doing with so many people, and we all seem to be trying to serve the same God, but yet so differently.
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