(I just read this article on sermonindex.net and totally agree, this type of introspection is one of the healthiest things that we can do)
May I share something that I can't get off my mind?
We've all
heard people say things like, "If I knew then what I know now, I would
have...." I'm hearing this a lot lately. A lot. And I don't believe
it's coincidence.
Even in Christian circles I hear, "I'd hate to
be in heaven and look back at my life on earth and think, 'Boy, I wish
I would have done... or I wish I would have known....'"
These
things are usually accompanied with different actions they would have
taken or different words or attitudes they would have had; or that they
would wish they'd have had more boldness for Jesus.
But that's
it. They're done. The thought stops there, unfinished. The conversation
fades and the topic is changed. Thanks for shopping our K-Mart.
In
my mind I'm thinking, "What? How can you stop there and not let this
important thought process continue so it can lead to a potentially
life-changing decision?"
If you're pondering your life in
eternity, while your still here on earth, and you say, "I'd hate to be
in heaven one day, thinking back on my life and wish I'd had more
boldness for Christ." Then you are missing the whole point and
opportunity to actually start acting with more boldness now!
Or,
this one: "If I knew I had a week before Christ's return, I would....
(fill in the blank)." I hear people pondering these things without
carrying their thoughts through. We know Jesus is returning soon and we know we're supposed to live each day prepared, so why
don't we live the way we know we should be living so we can be sure not
to have this 'I wish I had known...' regret later on?
This is that moment of clarity, saints. In a sense, we do already know now what we'd wish we would have known or done "then." This is our opportunity to conquer regrets before they happen! Right now!
May I share something that I can't get off my mind?
We've all
heard people say things like, "If I knew then what I know now, I would
have...." I'm hearing this a lot lately. A lot. And I don't believe
it's coincidence.
Even in Christian circles I hear, "I'd hate to
be in heaven and look back at my life on earth and think, 'Boy, I wish
I would have done... or I wish I would have known....'"
These
things are usually accompanied with different actions they would have
taken or different words or attitudes they would have had; or that they
would wish they'd have had more boldness for Jesus.
But that's
it. They're done. The thought stops there, unfinished. The conversation
fades and the topic is changed. Thanks for shopping our K-Mart.
In
my mind I'm thinking, "What? How can you stop there and not let this
important thought process continue so it can lead to a potentially
life-changing decision?"
If you're pondering your life in
eternity, while your still here on earth, and you say, "I'd hate to be
in heaven one day, thinking back on my life and wish I'd had more
boldness for Christ." Then you are missing the whole point and
opportunity to actually start acting with more boldness now!
Or,
this one: "If I knew I had a week before Christ's return, I would....
(fill in the blank)." I hear people pondering these things without
carrying their thoughts through. We know Jesus is returning soon and we know we're supposed to live each day prepared, so why
don't we live the way we know we should be living so we can be sure not
to have this 'I wish I had known...' regret later on?
This is that moment of clarity, saints. In a sense, we do already know now what we'd wish we would have known or done "then." This is our opportunity to conquer regrets before they happen! Right now!
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