“While you have the light, believe in the light …” (John 12:36).
We all have moments when we feel better than ever before, and we say, “I feel fit for anything; if only I could always be like this!” We are not meant to be. Those moments are moments of insight which we have to live up to even when we do not feel like it. Many of us are no good for the everyday world when we are not on the mountaintop. Yet we must bring our everyday life up to the standard revealed to us on the mountaintop when we were there.
Never allow a feeling that was awakened in you on the mountaintop to evaporate. Don’t place yourself on the shelf by thinking, “How great to be in such a wonderful state of mind!” Act immediately—do something, even if your only reason to act is that you would rather not. If, during a prayer meeting, God shows you something to do, don’t say, “I’ll do it”—just do it! Pick yourself up by the back of the neck and shake off your fleshly laziness. Laziness can always be seen in our cravings for a mountaintop experience; all we talk about is our planning for our time on the mountain. We must learn to live in the ordinary “gray” day according to what we saw on the mountain.
Don’t give up because you have been blocked and confused once—go after it again. Burn your bridges behind you, and stand committed to God by an act of your own will. Never change your decisions, but be sure to make your decisions in the light of what you saw and learned on the mountain.
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2 comments:
Wow. Good thought. As much as I hate to admit it, I think you're right. I've often wished I could live on the mountain top, but that's mostly for selfish reasons. Most of the time, I would rather be selfishly happy with the awsome view than to actually go down and help other people who don't have what I enjoy. Jesus said that one sign of truly loving him was to love other people. "In as much as ye do it unto the least of these, you do it unto me." I'd really rather just love God (He's so much easier to love than other people), but that isn't how it works. I liked the point about using the view instead of just enjoying it. Thanks for the reminder.
Hmmmm..."If God shows you something to do, don’t just SAY, “I’ll do it”—just DO it! Pick yourself up by the back of the neck and shake off your fleshly laziness."... Ouch! How come people never mince words when they're trying to get a point across! Ok, so that was exactly what I needed to hear! It might not have been not pleasant-- having your own shortcomings pointed out rarely is-- but it was good. Often God will show me something He wants me to do in service to others, or show me that He wants me ask forgiveness from somebody I have wronged or even sometimes its just something that He wants me to simply hand over to Him. And I will say "ok..I will" and then in the next moment I forget about my decision to let God be in control and go back to trying things my own way! I am beginning to realize that I have a very bad memory at times and am having to re-learn a lot of things! Thankfully, God is patient and gives me little reminders to help keep me going in the right direction. So thanks for helping me out by your post! Love you!
Chrystal
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