In high school, I knew these girls who were convinced that life was all about them. You know the type. The popular ones who had the perfect hair, perfect smile, perfect body or at least they thought so. Now if you were one of these girls, I mean no disrespect. It’s just, the group I knew truly thought that everything was about them. They planned the dances, the prom and the homecomings… everything to carter to their desires. I once overheard the head of the prom committee say she chose the color scheme to go with the dress she had bought for the prom. Please!
It would have come as a great shock to them to know that majority of the high school population could care less about their hair, cars or social calendars. Life in high school was not all about them.
As I read chapter two, I’ve realized that I sometimes live my life just like those girls did in high school. Francis says, “When I am consumed by my problems-stressed out about my life, my family, and my job- I actually convey the belief that I think the circumstances are more important than God’s command to always rejoice. In other words, that I have a “right” to disobey God because of the magnitude of my responsibilities.” Francis is referring to Phil. 4:4. “Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.”
The word rejoice means- to feel joy or great delight. “In everything Lord?” was my first question. Then I read it again and realized it said “in the Lord.” I am to rejoice in the Lord no matter what’s going on in my life.
“Basically, these two behaviors (worry and stress) communicate that it’s okay to sin and not trust God because the stuff in my life is somehow exceptional.” Francis sure knows how to step on some toes, doesn’t he? He goes on to describe the movie of history and how we are not the main character, God is.
I say all this to remind myself that life is not all about me. The point of my life is to point to Him.
“This culture is mass producing wimpy narcissists.” (Beth Moore- 12/28/10 blog post) Generations of people who are so wrapped up in themselves they can’t see the big picture. I for one am grateful the Lord reminds me that life isn’t about me.
Lord, please give me the strength and wisdom to point others to you. Help me to remember that my life is not the feature film but instead one of the minor plots that has been interwoven with millions of others in this thing called life. Encourage me to lift up your Name everywhere I go. Thank you, Lord, for showing me the humbling truth.
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