All we are today...
Take,take,take it all
Take,take,take it all
You know that song Take it All by Hillsong United? That is on the first batch of Christian songs that I heard and knew,meaning during my 3rd year in High School (5 years ago).
Honestly,whenever I'm singing that, I had this feeling called "worry" and worse "fear".
Why? Imagine, you're asking God to "take it all", take everything from you - your friends,Sponge Cola,your family,your studies!
Is it really possible for you to want that? To be left with nothing?
Aw high school me. The question is, did I change? For real?
It all started with a conversation between me and Gabby. It's regarding the "what ifs" of our situation - a family who doesn't and seem wouldn't accept our new found faith.
I was just stunned as she answered "Kung pamimiliin man ako between my family and my relationship with God,syempre kay God ako."
I was in awe with her conviction and with her love for God.
There I was at that moment,realizing that I'm in fear that my family would eventually know,that they would eventually hate me, that they would eventually not accept me,and they would eventually say worse things to me.
Being in fear means I'm still choosing them over God. It just hit me.
As a background, I have proven that whenever I have questions and issues in my heart,He is always there to clear my mind by addressing these things. He always give me the answer and always helping me to realize what to believe in and what to live by.
This time,the issue is: Choosing Him over anything. As in anything.
He used Gabby first-hand because of our conversation and it is followed by last night's 7pm service. Ptr. Ryan just emphasized Colossians 3:1-7. Especially verse 4 where it says, "Your real life is Christ..."
My real life is Christ. Jesus is my life.
The illustration is just so right. It is that moment when Ptr. Ryan was being holdapped (with two knives pointing at him). At that moment, all that is important to him is his LIFE,. Not his mac air,ipad, iphone 4s or even his wedding ring. Life is all that matters.
And if Jesus is our life,He is all that matters.
If you'll put it in an equation,it would be like: C - E = E.
Christ minus Everything is still everything to me.
That is my prayer for you and me. A statement to ponder on.
Do you still have that something or someone that you can't live without? Let us be ready to let go of that for Him without the worry and fear that I used to feel.
As I read my Bible this morning, Jesus taught me to be like Simon, Andrew, James and John in Mark 1:14-20.
Jesus said to them, "Come with me, and I will teach you to catch people. " At once, THEY LEFT THEIR NETS (v. 17-18),THEY LEFT THEIR FATHER Zebedee in the boat and WENT WITH JESUS. (v. 20)
He is my life. He is my everything. I will follow Him.
When that time comes that the world would hate me, it'll be alright.
When that time comes that the world would reject me, it'll be alright.
When that time comes that I wouldn't have the world anywore, it'll be alright.
"Kung meron man akong ayaw na mawala sa buhay ko, that is my relationship with Jesus" - Gabby T.
Amen and amen.
Let us sing...
All we are today...
Take,take,take it all
Take,take,take it all
and I would still have it all!
#smilingforJESUS
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