i dont know about you, but my life seems to run in seasons... and i don't mean the 4 seasons of weather that supposedly exist (i wouldn't know them, houston only has hot and hotter).
but seasons of lessons that god is teaching.. and this season's recurring theme is that living a life for christ costs something. and if you think the bible teaches that being a christian should mean an easy life... then you are reading a different bible than i am! pt.1 of counting the cost is: life is going to be tough. Jesus didn't die for us so that we can live a life of ease... he died for us to restore our relationship with our creator & part of this means restoring us to the holy people we were meant to be in the first place. as said by C.S. Lewis, "The job will not be completed in this life; but he means to get us as far as possible before death. that is why we must not be surprised if we are in for a rough time. When a man turns to christ and seems to be getting on pretty well... he often feels that it would now be natural if things went fairly smoothly. when troubles come along- illnesses, money troubles, new kinds of temptation...God is forcing him on, or up, to a higher level: putting him into situations where he will have to be very much braver, or more patient, or more loving, than he ever dreamed of being before. it seems to us all unnecessary: but that is because we have not yet had the slightest notion of the tremendous thing he means to make of us." life for a christian will never be smooth sailing because on this side of eternity, we will never be perfected. god will constantly be pushing to make us better, more like him, and though its tough, it's what we want right? who wants to remain stagnant? who is satisfied with being sub-par? not me! i want to be all that god wants me to be... ...which means constantly working through the junk that god reveals is buried in my heart & mind. ...which means going through tough situations to refine & practice these new changes. ...which means learning pt. 2 of counting the cost... ...stay tuned.
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