I Tell You the Truth

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I’m still studying the book of Mathew. It’s pretty awesome to read so much straight from the mouth of Jesus. One of my favorite things is when He says -”I tell you the truth…”. I love it when He starts out a sentence saying that. The more I read through the book of Mathew, the more I can really picture Him saying this to His disciples. He’s basically looking at them straight in the eye and saying…No! Really! I mean it! You HAVE to listen to this! SERIOUSLY guys! This is IT! This IS the TRUTH! Listen!!!

Or at least, that’s the way I picture it in my head.

Anyway, Jesus had some really BIG stuff to say, and even though He was the master of parables, the disciples didn’t always get it the first time (or even second or third time). These guys were walking and talking with Him, day in and day out. They ate, drank and prayed with Him. Can you imagine that? They gave up EVERYTHING and risked their lives to follow Jesus. All He had to do was ask. All they had to do was follow. Sounds simple right? Well, it’s not so simple for me. In fact, it’s pretty complicated.

See, the thing about following is…you are going somewhere. And I’ve been working “overtime” trying to figure out where the heck I’m suppose to go.

I’ve gone through the last couple weeks looking for “signs” in almost everything so that I could make sure that I chose the Godly path and made the right Godly decision. Honestly, it was pretty tiring and I think I made God a bit frustrated with me. He’s probably like -”Dude, chill out for a minute!”

I was trying to figure out where I go from here. I mean I’m a follower of Christ now! And I want to know which way God wants me to go? I want to know how I can best serve Him?

I feel like I stumbled across the meaning of life, but now, I’m not too sure what to do with it.

I guess I find a little comfort in knowing even the disciples got it wrong sometimes. Who knows…maybe I am doing what He created me to do. But when I look around and I see the food we throw out after dinner – and know there’s starving kids in the world. Or I see the loads of clothes we have in the laundry – and know there’s people who only have the clothes on their back, I feel like I’ve probably got too much. I feel like there IS more to it.

I’ve been told, I can make a difference wherever I’m at, and God doesn’t necessarily want me to change everything in my life, but I’m not so sure yet. YES, I want to shine onto others. I want to praise and worship, to sing and rejoice. I do LOVE doing all that, but I also think to myself…shouldn’t I be living way outside my comfort zone? The disciples had to.

I tell you the truth, for now, I am praying for that special wisdom and clarity that only HE can bring. I know I can’t do it without Him, so I’ll keep praying and looking for even more opportunities where I can best serve in His glory.