(whew! I think that's a run-on!)
And then... I also know that you know that we all know that feeling that you get about a month later, when that all-out crazy surrender starts to get old.
It's almost like a sugar-rush. You have your fun for a while, but a few hours later you're nothin' but pooped! Unfortunately, these spiritual sugar-rushes don't last for months and years and the rest of our lives. They usually only last for a little while, and when our sugar-rush is over, we wonder why we don't feel so spiritual anymore.
Am I right? Or is it just me?
When the whole thing starts to get old, let me tell you that it doesn't mean you're not real, or you're not a good Christian, or you're not as spiritual as Susie over there. (apologies if any of you are named Susie :) ) But, it does mean that...
YOU'RE HUMAN!
Congratulations! If you haven't figured this out yet, we all go through these ups-and-downs stages. Ask any girl who's been a Christian for a few years and she's gone through it at least a few times.
God sees us go on our spiritual roller coasters everyday. He knows what's going through your mind when your having a blast on the loop-de-loops and hills, and He knows what you're thinking when you come to the slower, straight end of the roller coaster. He's seen it billions of times. He reminds us in the Bible that the high-low times come to all of us:
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man, But God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able, but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. ~ 1 Corinthians 10:13
So, when you find yourself getting "bored" with what God is doing in your life, sit down, have a cup of tea, or coffee, or hot cocoa, or whatever you love to drink, and get real with yourself. Remember why you are here, who you serve, and who you are. Then get up and live your life with that stuff in mind. Don't be seeking your next spiritual sugar-rush. Live this moment as a real girl in a real life that should be appreciated.
Thank you so much for this, Cosette! This concept is so true. Living real is hard, but living real is what God wants us to do. Thank you for the encouragement today--this was a highlight for me. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Cosette! That was a great encouragement, especially for me getting back from Bible School recently. There is a real life to live, despite feelings! And God will bring us through the down times-we will come out triumphet.
ReplyDeletethank you for sharing! :)
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Cozette, something that I can identify with as well as many others. If we didn't slip out out of our "sugar rush", would we truly long for heaven or a relationship with Christ? Blessings and thank you for sharing what was laid on your heart.
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