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June 30, 2005
Eternal Mindset
One of the most encouraging and strengthening things in my life has been the eternal mindset the Holy Spirit provides. I've really been focusing on it alot lately. I know that I will spend eternity with God and I have NO DOUBTS WHATSOEVER. Whenever I have a moment of temptation -- ranging from eating too much chocolate to demanding that someone show me some consideration -- I've found the strength to resist by saying to myself, "Being with Jesus will be so much greater than some quick satisfaction." I think it frightens Satan away, because he cannot promise anything greater than the promise of salvation. The Holy Spirit fills me with peace and joy (sometimes so much joy that I laugh out loud) in those moments that I cannot believe I've ever lived without obeying the Spirit. John 14:16-20
"I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; that is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. After a little while the world will no longer see Me, but you will see Me; because I live, you will live also. In that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you."
It is amazing that these words were spoken almost 2000 years ago, yet these words are still realized by millions of people around the world today as the absolute truth. His Spirit does abide in us in a REAL way.
Posted by fabijo at June 30, 2005 10:45 PM
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Eternal Mindset: pretty good stuff!
Posted by: Pop at July 3, 2005 07:56 AM
You are blessed with realize things on a daily basis that most people only catch a glimpes of every now and then.
Posted by: Pop at July 3, 2005 07:58 AM
How about this eternal thought: Eternity is outside of time. We are going to be in eternity= We are already in eternity right now. I wonder if my heavenly changed self is watching my actions right now with a remote in hand...wondering why I made the knuckleheaded decisions I did, why I wasted so much time on a video game, why I did think more of eternity and less about escaping my pain.
Eternity is outside of time, right. God moves freely from this worlds past, present and future. Jesus knew in heaven what he had to do in the future of this world to save all mankind; past, present and future.
So, now when I run, and I think of the 'great cloud of witnesses' watching me, I secretly wonder...am I up there, cheering myself on as well?
The Bible is amazing to me, that with the Holy Spirit it holds all wisdom and knowledge, without the Holy Spirit it confuses and defies decryption.
The Holy Spirit defies my human brain, and tells me things that don't make 'sense', so I trust and then He reveals the rest of the story when I am ready.
A song that goes well with this whole line of thought is 'Crazy' by Mercyme off of the SPOKEN FOR album.
Posted by: Aaron Evans at September 12, 2005 10:05 AM