Sunday, November 28, 2010

priorities

I'm glad that life isn't like Zoolander.

Zoolander
There's a scene at the beginning of the movie where the reporter (Christine Taylor) asks the model (Ben Stiller) why he is a model. He tells her a story about catching his reflection in a spoon as an 8-year-old and realizing, "Wow, I'm really really ridiculously good-looking." Then he explains how he decided to do that for a job... be really really ridiculously good-looking.


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I'm glad that life is about more than being really really ridiculously good-looking.



Re-evaluate Priorities
A few weeks ago, Shannon and I established our "priorities" list.
  1. Jesus.
  2. Adventure
  3. Safety*
  4. Work*
* as necessary

 With work canceled for the week, and adventures canceled by weather and safety (okay, just partly canceled...) I'm seeing disturbing trends. Lately, adventure has been edging out Jesus for time.

So, I try to justify adventure with verses like John 6:3. It's one of a couple verses where Jesus heads out to the mountains for some peace & quiet to worship the Father.

But my identity needs to follow after the sentiments of the disciples in John 6:67-69. 
"Then Jesus turned to the twelve and asked, "Are you going to leave, too?" Simon Peter replied, "Lord, to whom would we go? You alone have the words that give eternal life. We believe them and we know that You are the Holy One of God." (NLT).

Mountains have their time and place. But, they're just there for God's credit.

Summer Memory
This summer was so full of purpose and calling. Like, confidence that God had a plan. And I was walking in it.

One of the awesome students from our youth ministry came over to my condo this summer and designed this t-shirt.
We ended up buying bright green shirts because they were cheaper. But the message is the same.

It's the task that Jesus left us with. It's the reason He came in the first place. It's the principle that guides each priority.

"Therefore, go and make disciples of  all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all of the commands I have given you. And be sure of this; I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Matthew 28:20


1 comment:

  1. Pom PomNovember 28, 2010 at 10:08 AM

    Little changes, motivated and effective because of LOVE - I want to go there.

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Ephesians 5

Therefore, be imitators of God as dearly loved children and live in love, just as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us, a sacrificial and fragrant offering to God. But among you there must not be either sexual immorality, impurity of any kind, or greed, as these are not fitting for the saints. Neither should there be vulgar speech, foolish talk, or coarse jesting – all of which are out of character – but rather thanksgiving. For you can be confident of this one thing: that no person who is immoral, impure, or greedy (such a person is an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.

Let nobody deceive you with empty words, for because of these things God’s wrath comes on the sons of disobedience. Therefore do not be partakers with them, for you were at one time darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of the light – for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth – and find out what pleases the Lord. Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. For the things they do in secret are shameful even to mention. But all things being exposed by the light are made evident. For everything made evident is light, and for this reason it says:

“Awake, O sleeper!

Rise from the dead,

and Christ will shine on you!”

Therefore be very careful how you live – not as unwise but as wise, taking advantage of every opportunity, because the days are evil. For this reason do not be foolish, but be wise by understanding what the Lord’s will is. And do not get drunk with wine, which is debauchery, but be filled by the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making music in your hearts to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for each other in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, and submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.

Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord, because the husband is the head of the wife as also Christ is the head of the church – he himself being the savior of the body. But as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives just as Christ loved the church and gave himself for her to sanctify her by cleansing her with the washing of the water by the word, so that he may present the church to himself as glorious – not having a stain or wrinkle, or any such blemish, but holy and blameless. In the same way husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no one has ever hated his own body but he feeds it and takes care of it, just as Christ also does the church, for we are members of his body. For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and will be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. This mystery is great – but I am actually speaking with reference to Christ and the church. Nevertheless, each one of you must also love his own wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

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