Thomas Kelly once wrote, "Our old ambitions and heroic dreams--what years we have wasted feeding our own insatiable self-pride, when only His will truly matters! Placed in coveted surroundings, recipients of honors, we count them as refuse, as nothing, utterly nothing. Placed in the shadows, we are happy to pick up a straw for the love of God. No task is so small as to distress us, no honor so great s to turn our heads. Such loosening of the chains of attachment is easy, if we be given times of a sense of unutterable nearness to Himself. Still others obstruct this detachment, reject it as absurd or unneeded, and cling to mammon while they seek to cling to God."
That one line always keeps coming back to me, "Placed in the shadows, we are happy to pick up a straw for the love of God."
I am so excited and feel so blessed that I have the opportunity to help out at the church. Going up there on Fridays and Sundays to help with the sermon is definitely the height of my week, along with going to class on Mondays. It may sound corny or hokey, but I feel a real peace come over me when I am studying the old or new testament. I do not yearn for acclamation from anyone, but I do wish that I could devote entirely my waking time to ministry. At the same time I worry that if I had the opportunity to do so, that I would become corrupted. I suppose only time will tell. I would say that I am certain that I would not be easily swayed, but I have noticed that those who state such things usually are the ones to fall.
For now then, I shall keep a watchful eye on my actions and pray that I may be receptive and open to criticism when my guard is let down.
Hopefully I will be back again to blog about something a little less serious next time.
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