Mind Over Matter part 4
What you give power to is what has power in your life. Because love is all powerful. So any power anywhere else comes from you giving it away. Which is why I can't really understand why we make mountains out of molehills so often. Its like the old saying, "Don't tell God how big the storm is... tell the storm how big God is!" And while I DO believe its Biblical to cast our cares on Him (because He cares for us), I DON'T think that means going aroung whining and crying about everything. I think it simply means trusting that our heavenly Fathe has our backs. That He has our best interests at heart. And that's why, to me, obedience has always been a trust issue. If we trust someone, we'll do what they ask us to do. But here's the really kind of weird thing: The only thing--the New Commandment--that God wants us to do... is love each other as He loves us. Fill ourselves to overflowing with His love and let it out. And its almost like... you know the story of Naaman, right? Where Elisha told him to go wash in the river Jordan and be clean? But that seemed too easy for Naaman. He expected to have to jump through a bunch of hoops. He expected to have to earn his healing. "And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?" (2 Kings 5:13). Wash and be clean. Simple. But we prefer to complicate things. Or, Naaman said he wanted the man of God to come and perform a miracle on him. Its like we want to do too much, or nothing at all. And we reject the simplicity of the sweet spot. Of rest. Of flowing in the river of life. Not swimming against the current, but letting God take us where HE wants us to go. Letting God do what HE wants to do. And I'm telling you, what He wants to do... is love the hell out of us and then watch us love the hell out of each other. Because God IS love. What else COULD He want? He wanted something to love--something to express Himself to, and in, and through--so He created us. And He gave us dominion over the earth. He made us kings and priests to rule and reign on this earth. To rule and reign with love. Through love. For love. By love. That's what matters. It's not about "whoever dies with the most toys wins." Its about living forever. And if you love people... even if you're mortal body dies... you live on through them. The lessons you teach. The impact you make. And I'm telling you--as a minister with a small ministry--you ARE making an impact on people. Whenever someone asks me for help and they know I'll help them... that's what I mean by knowing and believing that your heavenly Father has your back. Being there for people. Giving them your time. Giving them everything you have and everything you are. Showing them that love matters by showing them that THEY matter. That's how we let the mind of Christ (that's already in us) BE in us. We USE it. We think the thoughts of God towards each other. And God only has one Word. He only has one thought. "I love you, I love you, I love you, I can't stop loving you!" Like Logan and I always say, "Can't stop won't stop!" Because instead of giving powerless things power, we can USE our power. We can let what's inside come out. Then its not what's gotten into us, but what's getting out of us!