I woke up today with plans in mind.
but they suddenly changed because I couldn't find my bus tokens.
It was a reminder that I shouldn't be to sure of anything or plan anything too far ahead. Nothing is for certain.
It hit me that I shouldn't expect to go to university
or return to MCBC
or be able to stay in touch with my friends, family
God can call me to be anywhere at anytime to do anything.
13Now listen, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money." 14Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. 15Instead, you ought to say, "If it is the Lord's will, we will live and do this or that."
James 4:13-15
It was a struggle to take this to heart.
The first thing that stuck out to me when I started to listen to a sermon on my ipod today:
"Its not about you."
We were called to love, to be humble.
This means that put others above yourself all the time no matter what.
When your suffering its easy to think about yourself to feel sorry for yourself, but thats being proud beleive it or not.
Even when your suffering you put the good of others ahead of that pain.
We are Christ followers.
Every action an thought of Christ was on others
When He was dying on the cross he didn't say things like "Im suffering, it hurts so much" or "See how much I go through for you?"
none of that.
He prayed for those who were torturing Him. He showed mercy to those on the cross with Him. He made sure that someone would be there to look after His mother.
He loved no matter what.
