Galatians
1:10, "Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or
am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would
not be a servant of Christ" (NIV).
Well, there's nothing like
Scripture to smack you in the face first thing in the morning.
If you don't know me (or my family)
personally, you have no idea how many times I have heard this verse quoted over
the past nine months. Thank you quiz
world. You see, Galatians 1:10 is the
first memory verse in this year's quiz material. My oldest three children have it
memorized. Many of their friends have it
memorized. Dozens of times, I have sat
behind a table and announced, "Question number 11 is a quote question,
question number 11 coming, question.
Quote Galatians, Chapter 1, Verse 10."
An entire school year has passed,
and it was not until this reading that it occurred to me that this verse is
speaking to me. I suppose this might be further proof that
Scripture is, indeed, a collection of living words and that there is great
value in reading (and hearing) the same things over and over again, even ad
nauseam...
The truth is, I don't want this Scripture to speak to me. Seriously, has this ship not sailed?
But also, this quote:
"At
least one day in every seven... Stay home, not because you are sick but because
you are well. Talk someone you love into
being well with you. Take a nap, a walk,
an hour for lunch. Test the premise that
you are worth more than you can produce - that even if you spent one whole day
of being good for nothing you would still be precious in God's sight. And when you get anxious because you are
convinced that this is not so - remember that your conviction is not
required. This is a commandment. Your worth has already been
established..." -Barbara Brown
Taylor
This is really difficult for me. I
have come to measure my days by how productive I have been, and I compete with
myself on a regular basis to do more... to be
more. I hate to disappoint to a degree
that it has become an unhealthy driving force.
I thought I had kicked it some years back. Apparently old habits die hard.
But I know what it is to have
healthy rhythms. I have lived this
chapter before. Interestingly, when I
put myself in the best position to please God, I often find that the people I
love are happiest, as well.
I
Kings 18:21b, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the Lord
is God, follow him..." (NIV).
Following...
L.
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