Thursday, May 06, 2010
@12:05 AM
It has been too long that we've been rebranding the bible that we're reading. Think about it: how many times have you, in times of trial, kept reciting a verse or 'slogan' from the WOG to yourself till it 'psychos' you into positivity? Or gone straight to the dictionary via Google to define certain terms in the WOG, instead of to God Himself to clarify the logos with rhema? Too conveniently, we have taken words from the bible at surface level and diluted God's Word with our own perspectives. It's time that we need to read the bible with Jesus-tinted glasses: What Jesus' definition with every term that was written?
Jesus-defined, not dictionary-defined.God's been speaking to me alot the past few days about growth. By this, I mean personal growth as a living creature. Alot of times when we go through certain challenges, we want out at the soonest possible time. And that's perfectly normal. Yet, think about it. Compare those times when you really was delivered from your circumstances versus those times where you were stuck in there for seemingly eons...was there a difference? Definitely, it must have felt good to be delivered and relieved of all the pain instantaneously, yet, did you take any lesson out of it? Was there a lesson deposited in your life, a mistake made that you know you'll never repeat?
Sometimes, the school of hard knocks works. Bitter medicine can really work better. As much as I hate the circumstances that seem to have taken an extended holiday in my life sometimes, I know these are the things that will teach me well. Staying in the valley and experiencing life there have taught me patience, and have helped me grow to have a bigger perspective on life.
As a leader, I need to remind myself that my role is not to be the mother hen that guards the chicks from the eagle and to shelter them from all storms. My role should be akin to that of a guardian angel, showing the way, yet giving the sheep free liberty to experience falling, then aiding them in getting back on track again.
It's another stage of life: we've all grown up, and it's time to experience and learn life's lessons on our own, and allow revelations to come our way through our personal study of God's Word. So c'mon, let's allow life's experiences to share some lessons with us. And let's be bold and courageous to be a student today.
Are you ready to walk through and experience for yourself?