Consistency. Uniformity. Regularity.
Far too often in my life, I've found myself starring at these words with no thoughts one way or the other. They were just words. No definition or meaning to the life I was “trying” to live. Just things I told others I did all the time to make myself sound better than the pompous dummy I really was.
But I can incorporate these things to my life now. I can…
“Now when Jesus saw a crowd around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side. And a scribe came up and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” Another of the disciples said to him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” And Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.” – Matthew 8:18-22
Jesus never said it was going to be easy (v 20). Jesus never said you wouldn't have to sacrifice (v 22).
Instead of worrying about being too eager (v 19) or too cautious (v 21), the Son of Man just wants me to be consistent.
Consistent with my faith. Consistent with my love. Consistent with my time. Consistent in understanding the truth that God provides everything I'll ever need. Consistent in knowing that in me lives a spirit not of fear, but of power and self-control.
So consistency. Uniformity. Regularity…
…these things will never be easy and sometimes I'm going to have to sacrifice. But man…if I do?
“If we have died with him, we will also live with him; if we endure, we will also reign with him”
2 Timothy 2:11-12
So here I am. A mere two days before I leave the country. Making a promise to not only the Father in charge, but to each and every single set of eyes that stumbles across this blog. A promise to be more consistent in every aspect of my life that can make this world or my relationships better, not that which won't…
Will you do the same?
