The Change
The Lord is good. He has turned me from my life of sin and destruction. I was sold under sin, turning to every whim of sin because I found pleasure in doing the things of the flesh. I lived only to make myself happy. I had become totally selfish, wanting only to fulfill my desires. I did whatever was needed to fulfill them. It did not matter who was involved or got hurt. As long as my needs were met was all that mattered.
Living life this way fails to produce any amount of sustainable joy. Because of the crooked way, and the drugs and alcohol involved, I felt many times depressed. My soul wasn’t satisfied.
Jesus came into my life, and everything changed. I found purpose. I had a different perspective. Many paths that I had gone down, I now saw them as being wrong. I found a soft heart in myself. I found a person that I knew only as a child. The rains of life had beat down on me. Jesus lifted this burden. I now could find meaning, joy and a way for me that I never knew before. Now, that I have my way established in the Lord, I must trust only Him to establish my steps.
The Lord is good. He has turned me from my life of sin and destruction. I was sold under sin, turning to every whim of sin because I found pleasure in doing the things of the flesh. I lived only to make myself happy. I had become totally selfish, wanting only to fulfill my desires. I did whatever was needed to fulfill them. It did not matter who was involved or got hurt. As long as my needs were met was all that mattered.
Living life this way fails to produce any amount of sustainable joy. Because of the crooked way, and the drugs and alcohol involved, I felt many times depressed. My soul wasn’t satisfied.
Jesus came into my life, and everything changed. I found purpose. I had a different perspective. Many paths that I had gone down, I now saw them as being wrong. I found a soft heart in myself. I found a person that I knew only as a child. The rains of life had beat down on me. Jesus lifted this burden. I now could find meaning, joy and a way for me that I never knew before. Now, that I have my way established in the Lord, I must trust only Him to establish my steps.
Being Sold Out
Learning to trust in You means that I must be completely sold out to You. The more that I am sold out means that I am depending less on me and more on You. I need to be completely, and some more, sold out to You. I must know that You will provide all my needs. I must have the mind to know what are my needs and not just fleshly desires. I must realize that the world and my flesh have bombarded me with things that are unlike You. In many instances, I have succumbed to their overt and subtle pressures to be a person of the world. However, I declare that I want no part of anything that is unlike You. This means that I must put off the parts of the flesh and the world as I come to recognize them. I realize that my hope in You is twofold: first, let me recognize these impediments, and second, give me the strength to overcome them. Let me seek You more.
A New Beginning |
The Meaning of Life |
I awoke today~
Again my thoughts a mere astray~ Deep and dark had been the night~ My memories of it to fight~ A larger sip of Gin to drink~ Still these memories of last night~ There must just be another way~ With these thoughts in bed I lay~ Sweating, breathing, breathless~ Heart pounding, motionless~ Another sip~ Nothing changed ~ Another sip of that cool drink~ Barely conscious now~ Nothing changed~ Then suddenly with a soft blow~ A man stood before me in a glow~ Give me a chance with your thoughts my child~ I give you freedom, if in me you will abide~ Who are you I asked in drunken surprise~ Jesus answered me that night~ I am the Way, the Truth and Life~ Tried him out that day~ No more thoughts in disarray~ When Jesus guides the way~ Kirsche~ |
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter:
Fear God, and keep his commandments: For this is the whole duty of man. --Ecclesiastes 12:13 When one looks at life and ponders: What is it all about? Why am I here? What’s my purpose? How can I discover meaning? God has presented us with an answer in his Word: the above verse. The purpose for living is to fear God and keep his commandments. By learning his Word and submitting ourselves to it, we can find the true meaning of life. We might often ask ourselves questions based on feelings of being human. We search for our destiny based on what society offers. We follow the paths given to us. Or, we are now down a road by which we have only reacted. As we travel this path of life, we may sometimes feel clueless, although we have treasures of knowledge by society’s standards. We also may have acquired “things” to show that “we have what it takes” in this society, yet, we can feel empty. In searching out the solution to rid ourselves of unwanted feelings, we can turn to the Word of God. In this case, when we ponder “what’s up with life?” we have this specific verse to give us direction. We know that when we turn our anxieties over to God, we are assured that he will take care of them. Our anxiety for life’s questions dissipates as we reverence God and seek diligently to keep his commandments. In the midst of our pondering, we discover that God’s Word is the answer to life’s most profound questions. |