John 15:18 – “If the world hates you, know that it has hated ME before it hated you”
Jesus made people uncomfortable.
No part of my LORD was agreeable.
Complacent.
Subdued by the nature of the world.
I have one more week of running around the south east before six weeks of calm in Virginia before 9 months of chaos abroad!
And I’m more scared of home than of Cambodia!
Our culture teaches agreeability- that it is more important to be AGREEABLE than to learn HEALTHY confrontation!
That passion, heart, boldness and creativity are a necessary sacrifice for relationship!
May the fear of rejection come second to the fear of SUFFOCATING compromise!
May the rejection of the world be followed by affirmation of the SPIRIT!
LORD!
Give me boldness!
John 17:16
“For they are not of this world, just as I am not of this world”
LORD!
If I have been set apart, bless this suffering! Bless this suffering that goes by rejection or loneliness! By misunderstanding or lack of acceptance!
LORD!
Set my mind on things of the spirit! Cleanse my soul of the things of the world!
LORD!
Make my insides churn at the confusion of contentment and complacency.
LORD!
Set my mind on things that are above forever! And ever AMEN!
JESUS made people uncomfortable, JESUS was not apologetic, or constantly correcting HIMSELF for the comfort of others sharing a space! The TRUTH was uncomfortable and so the world hated him!
This is really a blog about surrender- because I surrender all. My comfort, and relationships-that are dependent on compromise. I surrender routine, I surrender.
Today, I watched so many people I’ve gotten to know over the past week and a half boldly wash themselves in the water and the spirit, whispering or yelling commitments to surrender.
So tonight, I prayed that the LORD would accept my total surrender- and HE told me that I would have to accept suffering.
I pick up my cross LORD, with trembling hands.
