Delusion vs. Reality

Sometimes I think we are living mostly in a delusion...a delusion cleverly created by Satan...the delusion that this life is all there is...that only the here and now matters. So, let's have the most fun, make the most money, spend the most money, buy the most toys, and have the most "friends." And, when we're grasping at all those things, our time is mostly all used up.

But rather than living in this delusion, Christ calls up to live in a different reality...a spiritual one. We need to look beyond what appears in front of us and see the spiritual dimension...that each person is an eternal soul, that each choice we make will either please God or Satan...that we are either gathering up gold, silver, and precious stones or wood, hay, and stubble.

While listening to Francis Chan (sermon from 4/20/08) the other day, he reminded me again that each day should be lived according to God's mission for our lives. That each day He allows us to live is a day He has a purpose for us to fulfill. But, how often do we think about that? Don't we much more often rush here and there accomplishing all the "important" things when we are maybe neglecting the most important one? Chan challenged us to wake each morning and cognizantly think, what would God have me do today? Maybe it is just take care of the kids, keep the house in order, and get dinner on the table...that's great, necessary, and can produce fruit for the kingdom. Or, maybe He'll place someone on your heart to talk with about the gospel, someone to serve, someone to encourage. The whole point is being willing to be led by the Spirit wherever He would have us go. That's something I'm trying to work on especially as most of my days are filled up with generally mundane things...thankfully even those things can be redeemed for His glory and my growth in godliness.

Sunday night we had the coolest night sky -

the moon was a tiny crescent, then Venus was above it and Jupiter below it