Rev. 21: 6-8Then he said, "It's happened. I'm A to Z. I'm the Beginning, I'm the Conclusion. From Water-of-Life Well I give freely to the thirsty. Conquerors inherit all this. I'll be God to them, they'll be sons and daughters to me. But for the rest—the feckless and faithless, degenerates and murderers, sex peddlers and sorcerers, idolaters and all liars—for them it's Lake Fire and Brimstone. Second death!"
that word stops me,do we know what we, that we idolize?
my Daddy idolizes his Mom. She was a remarkable woman who took such care of her family in the midst of really awful times. A husband who would disappear regularly and after the rent came due she and her 2 kids would trek to the next nearest town to find him. What did that show my Dad about a Father? What it showed him about his Mom was resilience and stamina and that she would take care of he and my Aunt in spite of insurmountable odds. But does he know that turned to idolizing her, did it? Any talk of Christ and heaven is preempted with his not caring a lick about either unless he can know for sure his Mom is there.
I heard people say they idolized, were addicted to their comfort....I at that time was clueless and....and now....i am beginning to see what they were/are talking about? Maybe it's like any addiction? we don't see the damage it does, we don't want to see, we only see what it is we get from it, not how it keeps us from receiving.....receiving love and forgiveness and grace because the addiction keeps us simply trying to GET??
aren't or isn't church, couldn't it be like NA/AA meetings? a bunch of broken people acknowledging their brokenness and lack of ability to do IT alone?
I want to help people recognize their addictions, their idols but maybe it starts w/recognizing my own. A support group has nothing to offer each other except the journey......what do I offer??
i will in YIELDING in 2011 listen more...see more...ask more questions than offer answers...with Your help Abba, Jesus and Holy Spirit.
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