I was talking to a coworker recently and after we finished our work business she excitedly said, "Hey, guess what?"
I immediately thought, "Is she pregnant? Did she get a dog? Did her husband get a new car? What?"
"I'm getting baptized in a couple of weeks." she said. I promise I heard her smile on the phone.
I listened intently. This girl was fired up. She was excited about her committment to Christ. She was excited to tell people about her decision to be baptized. And she was excited about her life as a Believer.
She trusted me with her exciting new because she knew I would appreciate it and share in her joy. But it was more than that for me. I was humbled. I mean really humbled.
I found myself thinking about the conversation all afternoon. The passage of scripture I'm memorizing with Kid One came to mind.
Phil. 3:8-10 ...I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in him...I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead.
My friend inspired me to ask the Lord for a fresh hunger for Him today. I want to know Christ more and more. I want to be reminded of his life-changing power. I want to have an exciting "guess what?!" story about my Redeemer, no matter how long I've been a believer. Don't you?
(Thank you friend. Your excitement for the Master is contagious.)
6 comments:
That is so good=) I want to always have that fire. Thanks for the reminder.
That is awesome to see someone on fire for God! Your last paragraph is the basic premise of the book Crazy Love by Francis Chan. Reading that book has challenged me to not settle for anything less than a burning desire to know Him and be more like Him.
It would be a great vacation book, but you may be getting a head start on our next study. ;)
Very cool. I want to have it too.
How do you respond to people when they tell you things like that? I'm always at a loss to know whether to say "Congratulations!" or "Way to go!" I mean, on the inside I'm doing a happy dance, but how does that translate? : )
That is such a great story. It helps me to remember not to take for granted my faith and the awesomeness of God. It's good to remember to keep it fresh and new.
I know exactly what you mean... I feel humbled like that and I can't help but cry out to the Lord! It reminds me of that song "God forbid... that I find you so familiar, that I think of you as less than who you are... God forbid that I should think of you at all without a humble reverence in my heart... God forbid." I don't know the name of it... but I pray that everyday... Lord give me reverence and fear of your awesomeness! (is that a word?)
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