Some Heavy Lifting

Have you ever thought of how horrible drowning would be?

If something was pulling you down and down, how far could you stay conscious underwater before you suffocated or inhaled to much water?

Would you feel yourself be crushed by the depths?

It is a sad and painful thought.

How dark and lonely it would be; how lost and hopeless life would be.

How cold and vulnerable you would feel.

How scared and desperate you would become.

Your lungs would burn. Your ears would ring! The water holding you, no way for you to be set free.

The weight of the world becoming heavier... and heavier... and heavier... and heavier... never, not once letting up for one moment!

I was thinking about this and thought, "what could be worse?"

Jesus says in Matthew 18 verses 5-6 "And anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf is welcoming me. But if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in me to fall into sin, it would be better for you to have a large mill stone tied around your neck and be drowned in the depths of the sea."

Food for thought.

Growing Pains!

Do you remember when we were young and our bodies were growing? Sometimes our muscles would ache constantly and we would toss and turn at night, or we would run into walls because we had gotten bigger without noticing it. We would pull something out of our drawer and find that it didn't fit us anymore, and have to throw it away. It is an exciting yet painful process sometimes!

Our heart and spirit in our walk with God is something of the same picture. We are constantly growing and striving to be like Christ. It aches and we loose sleep over it sometimes. We run into things we don't understand because our hearts have gotten bigger and we learn to be more careful. We pull things out of our life and look at it and we are faced with a decision: "do i throw it away or keep something that doesn't fit?"

It is an exciting process. Though, some of the things we pull we have become attached to, and we don't want to get rid of it. But if we keep it we create clutter. It might even get in the way or trip us. It is Painful, but we have to toss the bad habits and characteristics that don't fit us anymore.

Let Christ stretch you and make you strong. Let Him clothe you with His robe of love. God Bless!

Home Work: Clean out your dresser ;) I know i have some throwing out to do!