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read between the lines
not losing sight thank god for surrounding me with level-headed, similar-minded godly peers and counselors to get me back on the right track. sunday i was reminded of what was really important in life and i haven't looked back since.i had a look back on beth moore's article later that night and she also said "we must continually offer our precious ones to the One who loves them most." guess i had missed out that portion --even though it was the main theme -- due to being blindsided on my part. beth moore was referring to abraham's act of sacrificing isaac, which i had always been taught to refer to a symbol of christ being offered as a sacrifice for atonement of sins, or even ourselves being offered up as living sacrifices (as mentioned in purpose-driven life). but here, ms. moore was adding another possible sacrifice to the list: our friendships on the altar. and once i realised the truth of it all, i promptly laid them down: all the failed ones that came back to haunt me now and then. and i felt so much better and at peace after doing the simple act of surrendering all these things to god. funny how i wasn't aware that i was going down the same road until i was told, but as i listened to what was said on sunday, suddenly all the words of guidance from the past came flooding back to my mind and the gears in my head clicked. greg laurie just about summed it up in one of the paragraphs in his devotional for the following day: "god may not give you everything you hoped for in life. then again, he may give you more. you just leave that up to god and put Him first." once in a while i still dream about these people, still in their unreconciled state, like hurts frozen in time. but i have learned not to take them seriously nor let them affect my day, because i know who and what matters first now -- god and seeking his kingdom and righteousness. |
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