Tuesday November 11, 2008 NO SECRETS
Meanwhile, the crowds grew until thousands were milling about and crushing each other. Jesus turned first to his disciples and warned them, "Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees - beware of their hypocrisy. The time is coming when everything will be revealed; all that is secret will be made public. Whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be shouted from the housetops for all to hear!" Luke 12:1-3 Many times I anticipate the day when the thoughts of people who have hurt me will be revealed for all to hear, but when it comes to me.well, that's a horse of a different color. I don't think any of us will be proud of our thought life on that day! Again, I am reminded of what a hypocrite I am from time to time. Sadly, it is the people I love the most who sees this side of me, and that makes for much confusion. If we are going to be useful witnesses for our family and friends we must get the telephone pole of our eyes so we can get closer to the mirror and see ourselves as we really are. I don't know about you, but I feel like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz. I feel that a storm has picked me up, whirled me around, and landed me in the middle of some little people who are dancing and singing about something that is beyond me. Just like the characters Dorothy met along her journey back home, we are all searching for something that we already have. When we accepted Jesus as our Savior, God blessed us with the Holy Spirit as a guide. Unfortunately, too many of us are in the category Paul warned Timothy about; we are walking in a form of godliness, but denying the power. That is the epitome of a hypocrite. We want to claim His power for healing and prosperity, but we don't want to proclaim His power to help us love the people who have hurt us. That is hypocrisy. Personally, I am tired of living this hypocrite life. I want to right the wrongs in my life and get right with God. I want all my ducks in a row. I want to be stand before God and have a few of my secret thoughts found to be worthy of His praise. Sometimes in order for that to happen we have to go back to where we made a wrong turn. Funny, that when we are going on a trip and we make a wrong turn we think nothing of rerouting ourselves and getting back on track (at least for women). In the same sense, we need to lay aside our pride and recognize where we went wrong on our journey to His heart. I just believe God will meet us there and make the journey a little easier. Father, I feel that I have made a horribly wrong turn somewhere on the road to Your will for my life. Every day it seems there is another obstacle thrown in my path to prevent me from getting close to You. I need You to pick me up and turn me around. Hold me close, Lord. I need You! Let us remember our Veterans! ******************************************* O. Addison Gethers e-mail address : [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] window live messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] aim: durangoadd64 skype: cowboys62 yahoo messenger: OADDISONGETHERS --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/DBILG?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
