PONDERINGS FROM THE SANDBOX: By Tyararr Jones
What if we decided to actually live Biblically. As I ponder my own stumblings and down sittings, and the countless conversations I’ve had with strangers, friends, brothers and sisters in Christ, etc.; my heart and mind bow humbly in conversation.
**We complain about our broken and struggling relationships…But how often do we go into relationships not seeking some temporary happiness but rather to love genuinely and honor God and help that person fulfill what they were created to do. (Glorify God)
**We say that we don’t feel loved or walk around in anger because we don’t feel loved…But did we quit thinking of ourselves for a moment today to reach out to someone else in love? Jesus’ love for us is everlasting. His love for us isn’t based on our mood.
**We say that our hearts are not at peace and we’re not sure what the next step is we are to take…But we neglect the Prince of Peace daily, neglecting His Word, and trusting in our own wisdom and understanding. In doing so, peace will be fleeting.
**We say that we love Jesus…But everything we did today sang a song of selfishness and boasting self. Did we speak His name with our lips?
**We boast about how great God is…But we live our lives at times as if the greatest and best of life is right here, right now. No, the best is yet to come. Jesus is coming back.
**We have been Christianized through Christian schools, camps, bible studies, programs, Sunday School stories in our knowledge of Christ…but living as a Christian (Christ-like)(Biblically) seems like a distant fairytale in the society we live in. Don’t give up!
**We don’t like to be called out on the wrong, dumb things we do and choices we make…But we are quick to blame our reason for not going to church or living as we should on the hypocrites that are out there. “Life is choices, Choices have consequences, make the right choices.”
**We will lay down tonight feeling as if our day was unfulfilling…Each day that goes by and we don’t obey God’s daily will and we focus on ourselves, we will feel empty. All we have is temporary.
**We are broken, hurt, discouraged, weak, selfish, impatient, in need; trying to fix ourselves by listening to the world’s logic(do what feels good, you deserve whatever you want)…God’s hands created us and only His hands can mend our lives in the way they should be.
**We complain about the tune of our lives and the different notes we don’t care for…But we must understand that the tune God has for our lives is best for us. When we walk with Him in Obedience, we will experience a harmony of fellowship like none other.
**Can you picture God and Satan singing together in harmony? No, me either. That seems ludicrous even thinking about it. So why do we live as if we can live in Harmony trying to live for Christ but bask in the things of the world? Choose your tune carefully. The last note of our life here is bound in eternity. Press On!!
