Good News about Injustice.

Gary Haugen writes: "Alone in the waves, I had lost perspective. Things were not as they appeared. The water felt infinitely deeper than it was. I had no idea of the sturdy ground that was actually well within reach. I felt helpless, lost and overwhelmed. And as long as I felt that way, I possessed neither the power nor the presence of mind to stand amid the waves" (Haugen, 2009, p. 74).


David Bosch: "We hope because of what we have already experienced. Christian hope is both possession and yearning, repose and activity, arrival and being on the way. Since God's victory is certain believers can work both patiently and enthusiastically, blending careful planning with urgent obedience, motivated by the patient impatience of the Christian hope" (Haugen, 2009, p. 76). 

Micah 6:8

He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.

    And what does the Lord require of you? 

To act justly and to love mercy

and to walk humbly with your God.

Love Better

All that we worry about is stupid.
All that we care about is stupid.

What really matters in this world? Whether someone makes us feel 'cared for'? Whether or not we get the next big promotion at our job?

I believe the opposite of all of this is really what matters. How can I glorify the Lord better? How can I serve the Lord better? Is it even possible? Can I even change?

The answers to some of these questions are hard. This is because we are broken and full of sin. We can't completely change and ignore this questions because our life is daily surrounded by these decision of trying to decide which is better and what is best.

But at the same time --- in the grand scheme of things. How much do our own feelings matter? How much does it really matter whether or not we like our job? How much does it matter if people make us feel unloved? How much does it matter if we don't know what the next 5 years of our life will look like?

Yet I believe we are called to live differently. I believe we are called not to be so concerned with the mundane things of this world but continually remind ourselves of the truth that is in Christ Jesus. He is all we need, really. He is it. No one else. Everything else can't even stand up next to him or appear significant in comparison to his significance.

I pray I can continue to remember my own selfishness when I worry or get upset about how other people "make me feel" or how they "treat" me. I pray I would be overcome with grace and the willingness to love them anyways -- because heck, Christ loves me anyway.

John 15:13

Greater love has no one than this: 

to lay down one's life for one's friends.