We’ve come to the end of January and I feel like I should go ahead and do a sort of assessment, or a checkpoint of sorts – On what’s going on, and going into detail, without getting into too much detail, if that makes any sense.
Case in point, let’s just say that we’re a man down in our home ecosystem… which means that all of this person’s responsibilities (mainly focused on maintaining the house) have been passed on to those of us who remain. We aren’t necessarily holding it against this person, but it just leaves us… or at least it leaves me with less time to do what I want.
I’m not sure if that realization came before or after the vehicular accident we figured into, oh, some time during the second or third week of this month. A lot of that’s been going on, really – realizations. Realizations such as, the need to devote serious time to the maintenance of the house and our pets… and with the accident came the realization that anything can happen to you, with or without your involvement.
So with all this mentioned, what sort of assessment am I giving myself so far? I have less time for myself than I would want, and whatever time I do have for myself is sabotaged by way of fear, that leads to intimidation, and intimidation that has me staying in bed way longer than I usually do, playing games on the computer for much longer, even if I know there are other things that need to be done.
I’m not doing as good as I expect, and while that’s bad enough, this is in the start of the year where expectations are set higher. I have nobody to blame but myself, and while you may be thinking I’m setting myself up for some wild bouts of self-condemnation, I’d rather take responsibility more responsibly. How? Well, I say by recognizing my mistakes, taking any blame, and just channeling it all into a just cause and reason…
…to cry before God, and to call upon His name, in this day, and in this month of trouble.
And I know I’m not the only one here in this wretched world that could be in better circumstances. Not singling myself out here because I know we’re all already going through our own shit in this world… So what follows is not just for me, but for all of us.
Well, it’s what I planned on writing about today, getting it from Psalm 20: Christ is our heart’s desire, granted. Christ is the fulfilment of all our plans. Christ is the fulfilment of all our petitions.
Peter says, in what I consider one of my favorite verses, that we can cast our anxieties upon Him, because He cares for us (1 Peter 5:7). From this I believe that we have cause to believe in what David said, so many generations and one testament ago:
We can cast our heart’s desire, our plans, and our petitions to Him. And just as I embellished here, let’s not be surprised if we see and realize Christ and His finished work keeping us together before, during, and after said desires, plans, and petitions are cast upon Him.
We shout for joy over your salvation, and in the name of our God set up our banners.
During the past couple of days I’ve been talking and writing about how, in this New Year, we’re brought to remember all the New we do have through Christ… and a couple of things we do have are a New way of Thinking, and a New approach to Service. Placing more emphasis on the former, I do agree that we have a new way of thinking, which is more Christ-centric than self-dependent… Meaning, we don’t love for God to love us, but we love because Christ loves us. We don’t forgive for God to forgive us, but we forgive, because knowing that through Christ, we have been totally forgiven.
Here, we see another aspect to the same mindset – once it was the best case scenario for us not to care about anyone else’s progression, and/or salvation; Actually the norm for us (or for me, at least) was to hate on anyone who was happier than us, anyone who we saw was doing better than us. But, see, just as we love and forgive just as God forgives us, so it’s also been made more natural for us to celebrate other peoples’ success, just as God (through Christ) celebrates our victories, and our progression in things we consider as important.
And, of course, we’re ecstatic when other people come to salvation through Christ, considering our own miraculous salvation. For, see:
Christ is our salvation and our anointing; He is God’s answer from His holy heaven, and the saving might of His right hand.
And to top it all off:
Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.
They collapse and fall, but we rise and stand upright.
Again, I have no one to blame but myself for all that’s been going on this month… but it just leads me to saying, in all this, that there is nobody else we can trust, but Christ.
Now, from here, I’ve been meaning to launch what I had in mind, as a way for me to ‘commit’ my plans and desires before we start another month… But I guess that’ll have to wait until tomorrow.
This has been quite the month to start of this year. I’m not complaining. I did get emotional, but I am thankful that no matter how unstable I can still get, in Christ I rise and stand upright.
Until tomorrow, God bless you.
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