Well, I’ve come to the last day of my 40-day blogging spree,
and after a little vulnerability and some
falling-asleep-writing-this-on-my-phone posts, it looks like we made it (to the tune of Shania Twain)!
I think probably my favorite thing I’ve gained from this
exercise is the way it has opened my eyes to the spiritual realities I
encounter every day.
Francis Schaeffer in his book The God Who Is There says, “The more logical a man who holds a
non-Christian position is to his own presuppositions, the further he is from
the real world.” In other words—people
who feel they have a clearly defined explanation for why the Gospel and its
meaning are not true are out of touch with reality. Harsh, but true. When you walk in the Light, you realize why
things are how they are, because they’re real.
Every now and then you get this tremendous feeling of knowing that you
are living in touch with what the universe was created for!
Even small, seemingly insignificant things take on
meaning. I’ve had several of these
experiences in just the last few days—where I realized why certain things are:
Why I can’t stop
listening to rap music:
God’s word tells us that “a cheerful heart is good
medicine.” So true!--Sometimes you just
gotta #GO! I find that often I need to
encourage myself and pick myself up, knowing I’ve got the Spirit inside of
me. I need to choose to put on a good attitude and let the prescription
WORK! Sometimes (a lot of times/all the
time) I listen to rap music to engage my cheerful heart. Kan
Why road rage makes
me sad:
I travel to and from work every day in rush hour traffic,
and I’m usually driving somewhere in the city almost every night. Which means that at least once a day someone
cuts me off, I forget my blinker, someone doesn’t yield, etc. But instead of
getting mad—regardless of whose fault it was—I get sad. I get a sinking feeling every time I see one
of my fellow drivers getting road rage, and I realized that’s because I know “the
Father of compassion” (2 Corinthians 1:3). I wish everyone would just love each other,
not in a 70’s-hippie kind of way but
in a I’ve-got-the-Spirit-of-Love kind
of way.
Why I’m okay with my
room being messy:
I’m a Lebo, which means cleanliness and organization are
written in my DNA. And while it’s true
that cleaning dishes really is one of my favorite hobbies, my room gets pretty
messy, and I don’t really mind. I sort
of consider my messy room evidence of an “abundant life” (John 10:10). Not to say you have to forego being organized to live abundantly, but for me, in
this stage of life, I am compelled to spend my time when I get home from work
resting, engaging God’s creation in nature, or spending time with the brothers
and sisters who encourage my soul—life to the FULL!
When you walk with Christ and consider Him, you realize that
all of life really is about His truth. I’m
thankful that these last 40 days have helped me to stay in touch with that
truth. As for what comes next? I think I will spend the next 40 days fulfilling
my dream of eating fro-yo for every meal—just kidding…that wouldn’t be much of a
diversion from the usual.
Fuh real doh, I’m going to keep blogging, just probably not
every day. This verse I posted a few
days ago is my guide for the future:
“Behold, you delight
in truth in the inward being, and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.”
(Psalm 51:6)
I want the Lord’s truth to live inside of me—deep inside of
me—to the “secret heart” where even blog posts do not go.
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