Complacency
Complacency is the antithesis of growth. This is truth. Complacency breeds stagnancy. I have learned the threat of this truth this very night. Where you are not growing continually in the Word of God and not seeking His will on EVERYTHING, no matter how trivial, or indeed unrelated it seems, you can grow stagnant, you find a place you feel comfortable and you rot there. It takes a pretty big kick in the pants to get you out of this rut. For me, tonight, it was the pain of lonliness. For those of you who do not know, I have never had a relationship with someone where I could call them my 'best friend'. I do indeed have very wise and Spirit filled friends, Paul, Jonathon, Keith, Stephanie and others. But none I can say are my best friend. Indeed, I did not realize this until this night, walking around my quiet, mountain neighborhood, that I have become stagnant in my desire for a best friend. This is not a bad desire, Jesus wants me to have a best friend. But He wants me to desire Him more.
This is twice now, that I have tried to seek other things before Jesus. Oddly enough, females entered into the equation both times. God knows he can use females to break me, and when I need to be broken, He does it. God is so good that he will begin the change in me when I am unwilling do to so myself. When He want's me to change, I'm changing, there's no two ways about it.
We must all continue to grow in Jesus, and never find ourselves in the same place for too long. No matter where you are, no matter who you're with, you must be constantly growing in Jesus.
We will all be held accountable for every idle word we speak. Therefore do not speak idleness, but speak for Jesus always. Never find that you are growing dependent on people to guide you, never allow people, no matter who they are, to stand between you and God's will. If the anointing of the Holy Spirit is in you, He will teach you. You have no need to be taught by others about Him. Though, taking wise counsel is wise. God gives us friends for a reason.
I have committed myself to the Lord. Therefore I must be constantly growing. If I find myself in one place for very long, I will grow complacent and comfortable and I will rot. I do not want what God has given me to rot inside me. I must continually grow in Jesus so that whatever His will is, I will do without hesitation.
I do not require a best friend. Not yet. God will give me a wife who will be my best friend. But it is imperative that I get to know Jesus first, before he can give me a best friend. And getting to know Jesus will take up enough of my time for me to be unable to to have any other best friend. I know now that I prayed in err. I asked Jesus for a best friend. But I already have one! I do not need to have another human like me to be my best friend, not until I am married. I need only wise counsel by those whom God has given me to be my friends.
If you are willing to accept it, this is true for everyone who has committed their life to Jesus.
I'm done feeling sorry for myself for not having someone to spend time with. Because I do have Someone. Someone Who knows me better than I do, He knows better than me how to live my life. Someone who has Done and will Do anything and everything for me. It is the least I can do to give Him all of my attention. I will allow Him, and He will continue His work in me. So should we all.
It might do well to meditate on what I have learned here, it may have pertinence to you as well.
This is twice now, that I have tried to seek other things before Jesus. Oddly enough, females entered into the equation both times. God knows he can use females to break me, and when I need to be broken, He does it. God is so good that he will begin the change in me when I am unwilling do to so myself. When He want's me to change, I'm changing, there's no two ways about it.
We must all continue to grow in Jesus, and never find ourselves in the same place for too long. No matter where you are, no matter who you're with, you must be constantly growing in Jesus.
We will all be held accountable for every idle word we speak. Therefore do not speak idleness, but speak for Jesus always. Never find that you are growing dependent on people to guide you, never allow people, no matter who they are, to stand between you and God's will. If the anointing of the Holy Spirit is in you, He will teach you. You have no need to be taught by others about Him. Though, taking wise counsel is wise. God gives us friends for a reason.
I have committed myself to the Lord. Therefore I must be constantly growing. If I find myself in one place for very long, I will grow complacent and comfortable and I will rot. I do not want what God has given me to rot inside me. I must continually grow in Jesus so that whatever His will is, I will do without hesitation.
I do not require a best friend. Not yet. God will give me a wife who will be my best friend. But it is imperative that I get to know Jesus first, before he can give me a best friend. And getting to know Jesus will take up enough of my time for me to be unable to to have any other best friend. I know now that I prayed in err. I asked Jesus for a best friend. But I already have one! I do not need to have another human like me to be my best friend, not until I am married. I need only wise counsel by those whom God has given me to be my friends.
If you are willing to accept it, this is true for everyone who has committed their life to Jesus.
I'm done feeling sorry for myself for not having someone to spend time with. Because I do have Someone. Someone Who knows me better than I do, He knows better than me how to live my life. Someone who has Done and will Do anything and everything for me. It is the least I can do to give Him all of my attention. I will allow Him, and He will continue His work in me. So should we all.
It might do well to meditate on what I have learned here, it may have pertinence to you as well.
posted by D Jack at 1:56 AM
2 Comments:
Dave, Dave, Dave! What is going on?
Maybe I'm just reading this wrong, but it sounds like you feel like you don't have any close freinds anymore, just people to give you wise councle.
I agree Jesus needs to be the main focus. Jesus has always been your best friend, He didn't go anywhere. But, I must say, non of us went anywhere either. From what it has seemed like, you were the one who stepped out of the circle of our close friendship. I'm not saying that to be mean, but thats what it seems like.
I know you want a wife and that close friendship with some one (a girl).
There is nothing wrong with wanting a wife, but there is something wrong when thats all you focus on. You said you are tired of feeling sorry for yourself, if thats true, get your butt back in our friendship!
And.... if you don't want a best friend or just friends right now.... then get it in your head that we are more than friends...WE ARE FAMILY!!
And family is there for eachother, to hang out, pray for eachother, and anything else that the other needs.
You are not alone Dave, we all care about you. I'm am very glad you want to focus just on Jesus, that is the goal for all of us, but that doesn't mean you can't have close friends.
It's that whole unity thing that is on the cd that you haven't listened to yet. (Have you listened to it yet?)
Dave we care about you and want whats best for you, don't stress over this girl/best friend thing, it will happen in God's timing. And thats the best timing.
- Holy Ghost Soldier
You know something guys. With you around, I'm never gonna be stangant again.
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