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12.08.2009
11.09.2009
...So my two year old son couldn't wait to go to this year's Harvest Festival.
My wife told him early in the morning on the day of the event that he could go after he took a nap. Let’s just say that Easton thinks naps are a huge waste of time, so he is never wanting or even willing to take one. At 10:00am, Easton lay down and fell asleep (4 hours earlier than normal).
Stop!...Pause!...Timeout!
It's funny how similar we are to little Easton.
Not only do we avoid doing something that is good for us--we spend massive amounts of energy fighting it! However, when there's a “personal prize” waiting for us at the end of doing something good, all of a sudden we're able to be up for the task.
In Easton’s case it was being able to go to the Harvest Festival, play games and receive handfuls of chocolate.
So much of what God shares with us in his word would be good for us to listen to and obey. Unfortunately, we often find ourselves asking the question "What’s in it for me?" or justifying why we're not able to do certain things that He is asking of us.
Do you know what I mean?
Are you hearing what I am saying?
It would be so nice to watch Easton go lie down and take a nap because he knew it was good for him (I know that sounds crazy, but we can all dream), instead of fighting it.
Let our awesome God be the motivation for your obedience.
Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments." Matthew 22:37-40
My wife told him early in the morning on the day of the event that he could go after he took a nap. Let’s just say that Easton thinks naps are a huge waste of time, so he is never wanting or even willing to take one. At 10:00am, Easton lay down and fell asleep (4 hours earlier than normal).
Stop!...Pause!...Timeout!
It's funny how similar we are to little Easton.
Not only do we avoid doing something that is good for us--we spend massive amounts of energy fighting it! However, when there's a “personal prize” waiting for us at the end of doing something good, all of a sudden we're able to be up for the task.
In Easton’s case it was being able to go to the Harvest Festival, play games and receive handfuls of chocolate.
So much of what God shares with us in his word would be good for us to listen to and obey. Unfortunately, we often find ourselves asking the question "What’s in it for me?" or justifying why we're not able to do certain things that He is asking of us.
Do you know what I mean?
Are you hearing what I am saying?
It would be so nice to watch Easton go lie down and take a nap because he knew it was good for him (I know that sounds crazy, but we can all dream), instead of fighting it.
- What are you fighting doing that you know God would like for you to do?
- What do you need to do?
- What would be the first step you could take?
Let our awesome God be the motivation for your obedience.
Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments." Matthew 22:37-40
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