Bolivia
I've finally gotten around to reading C.S. Lewis' Mere Christianity. It was only sitting on my shelf for about two years or so. But, as always, God's timing is better than mine. In book 2, Chapter 3, entitled 'Social Morality,' I think Lewis perfectly sums up the point of this race around the world. Lewis says that the essance of Christianity is the principle "do as you would be done by… but I cannot really carry it out till I love my neighbor as myself: and I cannot learn to love my neighbor as myself till I learn to love God: and I cannot learn to love God except by learning to obey Him."
I started this race because I felt called to do somethingmore with my life. I wanted to help others and make a difference. I felt a responsibility to do something for a greater purpose than my own. I began to realize how ridiculously blessed my life is, and felt the need to bless others in some small way. Never for my glory… always for God's. And so, here I sit, feeling selfish because so much of my race has been "driven on to something more inward." But as I read these words by Lewis, I have begun to realize that perhaps God is working something in me not only for my benefit. If I am not right in my heart, if my actions are not more than an occasional choice to "do good," if they are not a habit of obedience to God, then I cannot possibly hope to be of any consistant benefit to others. I may "get lucky" and help out on occation, but I may just as easily "accidentally" do harm. I could not be relied upon to be a woman who "walks with God (Genesis 5:24)." And how I long to be that woman.
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Words that have consistantly been brought to my attention:
· Let Go
· Discernment
· Joy (it's a choice)
· Wisdom
· Love
"Fear of the Lord is the foundation of wisdom. Knowledge of the Holy One results in good judgement."
-Proverbs 9:10
