Was relaxed and uber lazy all weekend. Watched dvds, did some stuff around the house, and tried to read several hundred emails I'd filed under "Read Later," like a million press releases, jokes, and other such stuff that I "stuff" during my daily busy routine. I read this chapter on Sunday, but was too lazy to enter/post this yesterday.
The PDL chapter 6 was on setting our eyes on eternal things. Great advice. The things that are unseen are eternal. Definitely fits in with the theme of "what your purpose (that drives your/of) for life." And the chapter really underlined the fact that our time on this earth is really so short. I remember the profound prayer of Michael Sweet at the Austin show on their reunion tour last fall -- "...it seems like yesterday that we were all 20 and playing in clubs...and now I'm 40...and soon I'll be 60...time just flies by so fast..." It really makes the decision of following Christ of all importance.
Once the transformation from kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of light takes place, there is a sweet response of, "I want to live my life for You. What would You have me do?" kinda thing. It's sobering to count the cost and offer it up to the Lord, as He might ask us to do something that breaks our comfort zone -- like talk to strangers! Yikes! Oh, but what an adventure awaits...
Posted by Doug Van Pelt at March 1, 2004 10:56 AMYou said: "all these things (and more) can simply be dedicated to God and done as acts of worship"
Sounds like a "Jesus - With you always" web site message
Rev 4:11b and Col 3:23 are most applicable verses as well
Posted by: solomon at March 8, 2004 09:34 AMSolomon,
It'd be cool if you posted comments on the daily blog, or the most recent. Cuz I'd love to read your comments, because I don't always go back and re-read older blogs. Just a thought.
GBU