From stress, to depression, to medical issues, something’s always attacking. From deadlines, to appointments, to surprises, something’s always pushing. Life is a series of making deals, compromising, worrying, giving and getting. There are forces constantly pushing us out of our comfort-zone and routines. Somewhere in between all the rushing and sprinting, is the business of life.
We want command and control of our environment, our circumstances, our surroundings and our priorities. Unless a baby cries loud, he simply doesn’t get what he wants, when he wants it! People tend to get all bent out of shape if things don’t go their way, or doesn’t happen quickly enough to suit them.
In the Book of Acts, a man named Saul was climbing the ladder of success two steps at a time. He was determined to root out and arrest those new ‘cult’ members following this miracle worker named Christ. Acts chapter 9:4 finds Saul on safari, headed for Damascus, to hunt disciples! Out of the clear blue sky a bright light, sent from heaven, struck Saul to the ground and blinded him! The voice of Jesus asked Saul “Why do you persecute me?”
From that moment forward, Saul rearranged his priorities. Reversing his position 180 degrees, he became the greatest evangelist of the first century! “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come” 2 Corinthians 5:17.
Do you need a blinding light—or would you prefer to bend your priorities to be more in line with Christ?
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