"And that's the tricky thing about life, really, that the things we want most will kill us. Tony the Beat Poet read me this ancient scripture recently talking about loving either darkness or loving light, and how hard it is to love light and how easy it is to love darkness. I think that is true. Ultimately, we do what we love to do. I like to think that I do things for the right reasons, but I don't, I do things because I am self-addicted, living in the wreckage of the fall, my body, my heart, and my affections are prone to love things that kill me."
-Donald Miller, Blue Like Jazz
Lately I have been more aware of my own selfishness, or as Don put it, just how self-addicted I am. I don't like that phrase. I don't like the things I am becoming aware of, and I really dislike the justifications I have allowed myself to use. Since when did answering my cell phone become so difficult? Am I really so important that I don't have time to talk to people unless they could potentially be calling to address something on my to-do list? Ugh.
I want to love the things of God, the things of Heaven. I want to do this more consistently, even when I am tired or stressed. I want to be like this;
"Tony says Jesus gives us the ability to love the things we should love, the things of Heaven. Tony says that when people who follow Jesus love the right things, they help create God's Kingdom on earth, and that is something beautiful."
Donald Miller, BLJ
4 comments:
which pretty much just means that you should be PLAYING softball instead of heckling softball players...
i knew i liked that book. must re-read!! thank you for that this morning. i needed that like a cool drink of water! :-) loving your new look as well!! hope your weekend was fab!
Jose...interesting take on this post. I will see if God reveals tha same idea to me!!!! Thanks for the laugh.....
Darla, that is what I love about blogging....it is a whole different kind of "community" that God can use to refresh, renew, and focus our hearts towards Him. You have done that plenty of time for me!!!!
we are reading this book in our home group, and i have loved going through it again....
I love that.
BUT you should not be so down on you. I think it is a daily conscience choice we make to not allow our self-addiction (i love that word). Take hold of us. And not just a morning thing. But second by second. Think of an addict coming off something. It takes time and you go thru some withdrawls.
I have to call you.. I MUST talk to you. .HOLY MOLY!
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