Happy Friday, Friends!
I hope and trust this
post finds you all having a great day as a glorious new day begins to dawn in
my Sweet Home Alabama! This one right here is sure to be a great one!!! 😊
I don’t know about in
your world however in mine, there is a lot going on. Everyone seems to be in a
hurry, there is so much to do, and it seems there is never enough time to get
it all done. This morning I want you to take a deep breath, get a cup of coffee
or tea, let the weight of the world fall away for a few minutes, and I just
want to remind us all of a few things…
Matthew 11:28-30 tells
us:
28 “Come to me, all
you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon
you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find
rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
This is Jesus talking
to us. It is summarized well at gotquestions.org when it says, “The good news
is that Jesus promises to all who come to Him that He will give them rest from
the heavy burden of trying to earn our way into heaven and rest from the
oppressive yoke of self-righteousness and legalism. Jesus encourages those who
are “heavy laden” to take His yoke upon them, and in so doing they will find
rest for their souls. The yoke of Jesus is light and easy to carry because it
is the yoke of repentance and faith followed by a singular commitment to follow
Him.” You can read the entire article at https://www.gotquestions.org/yoke-easy-burden-light.html.
If you are caught up
in trying to do enough, be enough, accomplish enough…I pray the sweet words of
Jesus will wash over your mind, heart, and Spirit.
Matthew 22:37-40 tells
us:
37 Jesus replied:
“‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with
all your mind.’[a] 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the
second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[b] 40 All the Law and the
Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
Yes, I am pretty sure
I just shared this in a recent Happy Friday…don’t care! 😊 I remind myself of this Biblical truth all the
time. Don’t know what to do – love God and love people. Feeling the weight of
the world – love God and love people. Overwhelmed – love God and love people.
Scared – love God and love people. I think you get the point; no matter what,
love God and love people. I have found that when I focus on doing that,
everything else takes care of itself.
My final reminder this
week is another excerpt from The Glorious Pursuit: Becoming Who God Created Us
to Be by Gary Thomas. It told you all it is a great book!
“The second truth is
recognizing that the virtues area something I practice, not something I become.
I’ll never be completely humble, but I can practice humility. I will never
corner the market on generosity, but I can practice being generous.
Understanding this has removed me from the strain of perfectionism that so
marked my early life in Christ. It has allowed me to have more of a
God-centered faith. Jesus calls me to respond to Him and to leave the
results in His hands.”
O.K., let me help our
curious Friends out: the first truth was “real change is possible.” Come
on now, focus! 😊
When I read those
words, a great peace fell over my Spirit. The strain of perfectionism…I can so
relate! But we aren’t called to perfection, we are called to…are you really going
to make me say it?!?! Love God and love people!!! And as we respond to the
promptings of the Spirit, as we work as though we are working for “the Lord,
not human masters,” (Colossians 3:23) we can boldly, confidently, and with
great faith leave the results in His hands.
I sincerely hope these
three little reminders have been half as meaningful to you as they have been to
me!
Please don’t hesitate
to contact me if there is ever anything I can do for you or your family. I will
always help you any way I can. You can reach me at
kevin@whatwillyourinfluencebe.com.
Have a great day, a
wonderful weekend, please cherish your precious families, and please stay well!
Kev
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