My friend Lauren wrote on my wall for my birthday the other day, and she told me a verse that has been ringning through my ears like a good cymbal does when it's hit just right.
Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression. But a good word makes it glad.
When I first read this, I didn't really know what to think. As I thought on it though, it kind of reminded be that I have no need to be anxious about anything in this world. For if I am to become anxious, then I will sadden myself.
This also kind of changes my view a little bit on how I am chasing this girl. Most of you who are or aren't going to even read this know that I have been chasing after this girl for a little while. Every time I see her, my days are brighter. All that good stuff. It's kind of got me thinking, "Why am I so caught on this girl?" Of course even that answer isn't a bad reason. The reason I've become to caught on this girl, is because she's made me fall more and more in love with Christ with almost every word I fathom from her. She is just so intent on following the Lord, and when I see that, it just puts me in that same position, because with Christ, everything is made right. In all seriousness, looks aside, personality aside, though at least with her those are two great things, Christ is the number 1 reason and really the only reason I have so much interest in her.
Okay, before I get carried away with that.
Another thing I can apply this too is my sports life. In sports, I seem to always want to be lazy, which many times puts my heart in a bad spot. You would think, being lazy in a sport would probably make me feel so much better, since I am not putting myself through such physical stress. With sports however, and even with life, Christ has called us to be the best that we can possibly be. With sports, I can show people the talent that God has really given me, and when people see me doing those things on Friday nights, they might not think about the fact that it's all Christ's work, but they will see excellence..hopefully that is. The point is, when I become too anxious to want to be great, I'll start to slip up, because I'll be trying too hard. Yes, you can try too hard in anything that you are doing. Except of course loving Christ. When I am lifted up by my team mates, when I know that they have my back, and will cheer me on the whole way, my heart is risen from it's surpressed state, and then I start to excel in my attempts. Bottom line is, when you're lifted up, you perfom better. Proven fact.
School, oh boy. I can apply this to school I guess with my work. You know, class work homework, and all that jazz. With class work, I guess when I become too anxious to get something done, I stop listening to the teacher, and only focus on the work that I know not how to do. It becomes a thing that I missed my opportunity on, and I now have to hope and pray to God that I can figure it out. However, when I am being brought up by somebody. Be that somebody looks to me for help, or people just give me the positive reinforcement that I really need. That can really help my grade out. So, those of you who really care about me, and how I do in school, please just keep telling me that I CAN do it. That I am not going to "just let life happen. Which is tantamount to serving God my leftovers." Thank you Francis Chan. Tell me the Christ would want me to actively run towards him in every way of life, even my school work.
You know, now that I think of this more in depth, I think that I need to start taking this seriously. I am falling more and more in love with this verse the more I look at it. I can not say how much it really is starting to mean to me. Dang, this completely baffles me.
I was going to say something else, but I think I'm going to leave it at that.
Love you guys.
TJ
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