I thought about the physical JOURNEY we had been on together and what we had accomplished. But the book that we had just read, forced me to think about the spiritual JOURNEY we are each on throughout our lives.
Websters Dictionary describes "JOURNEY" as this: something suggesting travel or passage from one place to another
Our spiritual lives are most certainly a JOURNEY. We pass from one level of faith to another as we see God do new works in our lives and our faith is deepened, encouraged and strengthened. We mature through each trial and draw closer to the One who has given us the very breath we breathe and as the JOURNEY continues we learn more of Him, desire more of Him and want to look more like Him. Our spiritual lives are a daily JOURNEY of stretching, growing, changing and pushing forward because we want to know more of our Savior.
Or do we???
I simply ask you tonight, as Darrel and I had to ask ourselves after reading this book, "WHERE IS YOUR JOURNEY TAKING YOU?" Are you constantly traveling toward the cross of Christ or are you content to remain in your faith where you are now, or have you lagged behind and put your faith on the back burner?
Just as you are in a car and the scenery changes, the miles go by as we drive forward and the JOURNEY takes you from one place to another, shouldn't our spiritual JOURNEY move us forward also? Shouldn't our desire be to know more of Christ and how He truly yearns for us to live? Shouldn't it? Isn't it??
I encourage anyone who reads this to pick up the book, "Crazy Love" by Francis Chan. This book has literally shoved Darrel and I forward in this JOURNEY of being a Christian. It's changed us.
So, WHERE IS YOUR JOURNEY TAKING YOU??? Lord Jesus, open our eyes to see Truth, to examine ourselves and to run after You with all our might.
No comments:
Post a Comment