Sometimes in our head we say that we do certain things regularly. Then we wake up and see–No we aren’t.
I like to think that I have meditated regularly over the past 45 years or more. But…there are times where life gets hectic and I don’t take the 15 minutes to slow down. I study the Bible regularly…except when I’m traveling and things are hectic and I don’t find 15 minutes to sit and read.
How many things do we tell ourselves that we do or are, but in reality we’re nowhere close to that?
Are we just kidding ourselves? Or trying to deceive ourselves?
The rich young man came to Jesus and said, in so many words, “I’m perfect.” And Jesus seeing into the heart said, “Oh, no, you’re not. Here is somewhere you fall short.” And the man couldn’t do it.
Or take poor Peter. He told Jesus he’d follow him anywhere, any time. Jesus said oh, no, even just tonight you will deny you ever knew me.
Yet, Peter went on to be a great leader. The young man with no name went away sorrowfully.
Maybe it’s not so much that we deceive ourselves. It’s when we get a realization–maybe someone says something about us and we think “What????”–and it’s what we do with that realization.
We start to set aside 15 minutes a day. We help the next person we see who needs help. We bite our tongue and refuse to say that mean thought that popped into our brain.
It’s the same with us as leaders. We think we’re including everyone. We think we have a vision and direction. We think we give clear instructions.
Except when we don’t.
It is not what we have done but what we do when we come to awareness that counts.
Tags: awareness, meditation, service, Study
Faith Venture 
February 19, 2016 at 8:02 am |
Great point Gary it reminds me of the saying we judge ourselves by our intent and others by their actions. I can so relate to waking up to these revelations.