Summer used to be lived differently
than the rest of the year; I am not saying we had lazy summer days, but it
seems we were more intentional with what we did during the summer.
The thing is . . . God has a plan for us to live in an intentional
manner . . . . in each season. And, while our society spends time and
money trying to find efficient and effective ways to organize and balance our
days, we have one main task: which is to intentionally follow
Christ.
It requires us to surrender
everything . . . to live simply . . . it is the key to health living:
Looking at him, Jesus felt a love for him and said to him, "One thing you
lack: go and sell all you possess and give to the poor, and you will have
treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me." Mark 10:21
Jesus made it clear that we must
surrender everything to follow Him. It is what makes our life count.
So, what does it mean to make the 61
days between now and Labor Day count?
The first thing we need to do, is be
honest and evaluate how we live each day.
This requires prayer and questioning
ourselves: What separates us from completely following Christ on a
daily basis?
Whatever the answer is, we must
shift our attention to Christ.
Do one thing: follow Christ.
To do the one thing: Be willing to
live each day intentionally living like Jesus.
Be willing to surrender your plans, goals, and things you want to
do. Be willing to be random as well as
to be planned. Be willing.
Intentionally follow Christ these
next 61 days of summer.
Nothing and no one can separate you
from Christ but you.
Learning with you to KICK
START the day living intentionally for Christ . . . making the summer days
count.
Pastor Kerrie
(written
by Kerrie Palmer © 2010 All Rights Reserved)
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