Why Aren't We More Excited?
We carry the greatest news ever given, yet speak of everything else more freely. What are we so afraid of?
Morning.
I couldn't sleep, so I wrote down a few thoughts for any early riser whom God might be stirring this morning.
Why do we carry the greatest news ever given to mankind, yet speak of nearly everything else in this world more freely and abundantly?
Why aren't we more excited about being children of God?
We have been born again into His Kingdom and eternal life. We get to know Christ Jesus and be deeply known by Him. The very Spirit of God dwells inside these fragile earthen vessels. How does that not stir something so deep within our chests that we can hardly contain it?
What are we so afraid of?
Losing the approval of others?
Denting our comfortable reputation?
A few rolled eyes if we mention the Holy Spirit?
The awkwardness of giving God glory for the little details in our day?
Or is "reverence" just our excuse? We tell ourselves we can only speak of spiritual, supernatural, heavenly things in protected rooms, around family and those who are already like-minded.
Keeping the good stuff secret while the world wanders in darkness.
Read these couple verses closely. Meditate on them, turn them inward. Just listen for where you are in them.
"For they loved the glory that comes from man more than the glory that comes from God." - John 12:43
"For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ." - Galatians 1:10
If you've been adopted by the living God, maybe it's time to stop acting so grown up, guarded, and cautious… and become childlike again.
Full of wonder.
Unashamed of our Father.
Entirely uninterested in the world's validation.
Little children don't obsess over managing their reputations… they just trust their dad. I pray for a faith that returns to that simple, fearless wonder… unashamed, undefended, and consumed by His love.
"Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it." - Mark 10:15
If God still feels confined to the pages of Scripture and missing from your daily reality, ask Him right now to make Himself real to you.
But please don't delay. He has things for us to do… heavenly and earthly.
"If I say, 'I will not mention him, or speak any more in his name,' there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am weary with holding it in, and I cannot." - Jeremiah 20:9
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