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Many know variations of this verse, but here is John 3:16 in the New Living Translation: “For God loved the world so much that He gave His one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.”
What if the story of my life coud be this: “For Alicia loved God so much that she gave her life to him, so that more people could believe in him, and not perish, but have everlasting life?”
I love when rubber meets the road. I figured out today that I am not as commited to God as I’d like to think. It’s pretty eye opening when you have those moments. Sometimes, I actually have the audacity to think that I already love God with all of my heart, soul, mind, and strength. And sometimes, I even believe that I have truly given EVERYTHING over to Him.
Everytime, God proves me wrong.
Today, I have nothing fancy or moving or intense to say. I have no high-winded rants to go on. I have no deep questions and I haven’t just finished some crazy awesome Bible study and I have no super-duper revelation to share. And that’s fine. 🙂
Today, I am having a heart to heart with myself. Today, I am letting God examine my heart and show me what’s in there. Today, I have learned that in many ways, I am like Mr. Grinch with being vile, foul and mean and having garlic in my soul, a greasy black peel, being as cuddly as a cactus and as sweet as a sea sick crocodile. I don’t know about having spiders in my brain because I am pretty sure terror would’ve killed me by now, but everything else is definetly right on.
But, that’s fine. As a missionary to Zimbabwe once wrote, “[When I accepted Christ, I crossed the line and made the decision to be] done with low living, sight walking, small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tamed visions, worldly talking, cheap giving, and dwarfed goals… I now live by faith, lean on His presence, walk by patience, am uplifted by prayer, and labor in love.”
I made that commitment, and I will follow through.
I hope that this encourages you today. Many of us have made the commitment and it is so easy to change our minds. In all honesty, I really want to today. And some of us are scared to make the commitment to Christ because His followers have days like today.
You know what it is that keeps me moving, what the bottom line is for me? It’s another version of John 3:16.
“For God loved Alicia so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that she, who believes in him, will not perish, but have eternal life.”
If God can do it for me, then I can do it for Him.
Have a wonderful day, and be encouraged to “press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 3:14 KJV)
