Don't Miss What's Before
Today I sit and think about how we can miss moments of intimacy with God and people because we are to busy looking over the horizon.
Word From The Heart
If in one's journey he is too fixed on the beauty of the horizon,
he may trample on the flowers before him.
Instead embrace the beauty of the flowers before you and
look up at the beauty that can extend from the flowers out pass
the beauty of the horizon.
This way you can embrace, nuture, and appreciate the intimate
moments before you as you gaze upon the possibilities of the
things to come.
As Christians we are to be an example of one who loves God with all our hearts and love others. In my journey in Christ I've notice that in order to prove our love, we seek to reach pass the horizon by way of large scale ministries, church services, or charities in which people can look upon and see our work, but what about the small intimate things that touch the hearts of those closest to us, things like a hug or a return phone call, or better yet, maybe a phone call that says I care more about you than just stacking up points for serving you or God; I really would like to know who you are as a person. In my life people have been kind in speaking of my potental in the kingdom of God and seek to educate me in the working of the mininstries that I may reach pass the horizon, but in my heart I'm crying out for intimacy from a people that are to embody the love of God, an intimacy that says you know me and not just what I can do. It is amazing to me how many people that will speak kindly of my actions yet don't have a clue as to who I am at the depths of my heart, for they have'nt sought to enter into the doors God's opens for such a relationship, but rather look upon my work toward the horizon.
I believe that is good to reach beyond the beauty of the horizon, but I've come to see that many miss the (Flowers), the things God is trying to show you of Himself and even things He's trying to bring into your life that the journey beyond the horizon will be one of beauty and of a sweet aroma to you and those around you.
We live in a world in which love, kindness, and intimacy can be summed up as acts that say look at me and what I am doing or have done. As Christians don't be so busy with your own life (Phil 2:4) that you miss the intimate moments in helping someone or the doors God is opening for you to enter into a place of intimacy with Him or others, a place of truely knowing someone and not just being busy with someone.
(Mary and Martha) - Luke 10: 38-42
(38) Now it happen as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. (39) And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus' feet and heard His word. (40) But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, "Lord, do You care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me." (41) And Jesus answered and said to her, " Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. (42) "But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her."
(Women of God) - Let A Man Be A Man
Women of God, Your the greatest gift a man can have, but let a man be a man. This is not a statement that says let your man go out and do whatever he wants without any objection; it's a statement that says let a man have room to lead and learn from his responsibilities to you and his relationship with God.
(Word From The Heart)
I'm not a child that needs to be told everything to do, but make
no mistake, I love and need you.
I love when your by my side in troubled times to help me through,
but remember I need to also be there for you to.
I want to lead my family and in God have no fear, but understand,
to lead doesn't mean I don't want you near.
Give me your heart and whisper wisdom in my ear, but let me
carry it and stand without fear.
I ask that you love me in Christ and encourage me to be true, but
let me be the man I need to be, while in Christ I live and love you.
Women of God, if a man is truely of God, he has a responsibility to seek God's ways over his life and the life of his family; however, If you as a woman of God seek to control or force you husband to be the man he needs to be in Christ, you push him into one of two dangerous places and it is this; He will either ( Fight or Faint ).
If he fights, he doesn't act out of and in the responsibility of love, but rather acts for the sake of proving himself or taking back control of his given place to lead. This reaction leads to bitterness, anger, and even pride that leads to demanding his worth for what he is able to do for you.
If he faints, it is to say that he has become passive. A man that's truely trying to please God realizes that to overthrow a controling person only lead to strife; therefore to control himself and the situation he will simply shut down, feeling he has no where to go.
So women of God, in a marriage, a true man of God knows that he needs his wife that he may be a better man in your union, but know that a true man to God is seeking the gentle and humble encouragement that is pleasing to God.
Understand this, as a beautiful woman of God you can be bold and courageous in the Spirit of the Lord and for a man to have a woman as such is a blessing and a gift, but remember; to present what you have with a whisper and loving touch is a bless to our soul; to do so by a rod and criticism is like your husband hating and curing his own soul. Let God raise your husband in Christ Jesus and help you to encourage him. ( May God bless you to walk as one flesh in Jesus Name, Amen! ) Eph. 5:22-33
Thank you again Marcie for allowing me to share my heart in Christ. Since reading your writings and hearing your thoughts as a woman of God , you have encouraged me to embrace and share what God has given me by way of writing. As always if you can use this feel free, but if not I still thank you, your a blessing to me.
God bless
Darrin
