Comments on: Jesus and My Mini-Van pt. 1 http://disciple.gracesask.org/jesus-and-my-mini-van-pt-1/ A ministry of Grace Fellowship Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:41:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Jan http://disciple.gracesask.org/jesus-and-my-mini-van-pt-1/#comment-43 Jan Fri, 25 May 2007 14:11:55 +0000 http://idscanada.org/disciple/?p=31#comment-43 I read this on Steve's blog site awhile ago. Being a growing christian means being in this same place as Steve frequently. We should,as we progress through our lives, be making self-examination a regular part of "living". I do not have a mini-van, but all the same, I am challenged in the same way- what are the things in my life that make me "comfortable". If I am "comfortable" with the status quo should that trigger a yellow flag? "living a full-throttle self-sacrificial putting-everyithing-on-the-line kind of life for Jesus Christ." When I read Steve's blog on his site, I contemplated the following: "If I am not being squeezed and pinched by suffering and sacrifice for a short time, praise God! He might just be giving me a short break! But if I have never been (or it has been a long time since I have been) squeezed or pinched by suffering and sacrifice for Christ’s sake, I must if I am really living for Him." The issue is all in the heart, all in my attitude. Where does self-sacrifice and putting everything on the line for Jesus Christ work itself out in my life? Or does it? I read this on Steve’s blog site awhile ago. Being a growing christian means being in this same place as Steve frequently. We should,as we progress through our lives, be making self-examination a regular part of “living”. I do not have a mini-van, but all the same, I am challenged in the same way- what are the things in my life that make me “comfortable”. If I am “comfortable” with the status quo should that trigger a yellow flag?

“living a full-throttle self-sacrificial putting-everyithing-on-the-line kind of life for Jesus Christ.”

When I read Steve’s blog on his site, I contemplated the following:

“If I am not being squeezed and pinched by suffering and sacrifice for a short time, praise God! He might just be giving me a short break! But if I have never been (or it has been a long time since I have been) squeezed or pinched by suffering and sacrifice for Christ’s sake, I must if I am really living for Him.”

The issue is all in the heart, all in my attitude.
Where does self-sacrifice and putting everything on the line for Jesus Christ work itself out in my life? Or does it?

]]>