Lately, God gives me very valuable lessons about relationships. I'm not sure if I have already understood everything. Actually, I don't think so... I learned one thing that there is still a lot to learn. God has built up a great foundation in the very heart of mine during 5 years of my Christian walk, and now He starts working on my relationships with people, on how I talk, express opinion, relate to people, show my love to them. Well, He started that at the beginning of the year actually. Suddenly I find myself as a baby who kind of knows how to walk, but stumbles a lot with her first steps on her own feet. When you become a Christian, sometimes you can start feeling so powerful like Bruce: playing tricks with the soup, lady's skirt, changing mannequin's clothes, etc. It seems that you have power over everything and you have all the answers. And you scream out of the top of your lungs like Jack in "Titanic", "I am the winner of the world!!!"... And then you crash...
I am fascinated about Jesus. When I read all the stories about Him, I am just amazed how much power there can be when you give it up. All the Gospels are soaked in the message that the power Jesus was acting on does not come from Him, that He is not doing anything for His own glory, for His own benefit, etc. It is all for the glory of the Father. And He is the Son of God!!! That is so overwhelming! Everyone kind of knew who He was - Jesus of Nazareth, son of Joseph. That is so creative - to put the biggest treasure for humanity not into a golden cup or a window! I've been just reminded of a movie NATIVITY STORY, particularly one place when Herod gives orders to look for a wealthy man, a man of power, whom people will follow, on the road to Bethlehem, and here comes Joseph with pregnant Mary, and after a little search they let them go saying "It's not him." I laughed. It's like being rich, but not showing off and living a decent and peaceful life with simple people, trying to employ your money for a greater purpose - helping those in need. I know I've seen some movie on that as well, but can't remember now... At some point, all this associate with Aragorn and Frodo from "The Lord of the Rings", too.
There is a man whom I don't know much about. When we first met, he seemed very nice, everyday guy, and didn't look like a mighty one:) But when I got to know him closer and got to talk to him on several occasions, I felt that this is a very special man, who has the power. Inner power. And being of the same height with him, I suddenly felt so small and unimportant. One moment I thought, "What am I doing here? I'm nothing..." Of course, this is not true, because , first, every one of us is important and valuable in the eyes of God. That reaction of mine came out just because so many people have told me that I am so cool and strong that I started to believe it to be true. Everyone likes to feel cool:) It is a great feeling! But in this world, one could be cool for one day, and the other he might loose his power and coolness. A thought about Saul and David crossed my mind. A reminder of Boromir ("The Lord of the Rings"). When you feel powerful, when you think you possess something (money, knowledge, contacts, etc.), it is so easy to fall into pridefulness and it is so difficult to get out of it... When you expose your power, people might get fascinated about you for some time, respectful, maybe get fearful about you, but will they follow you to the death? I don't know... Speaking from the point of view of a woman, I would say so: I don't think that any woman would be happy with a bossy husband who do not show love to her and looks at her as an object for keeping house clean and ministring him in bed, and there would be no woman who would mind having a caring and loving husband who maybe is not something in the outer world, but values her. There is something very special about the power of love, inscribed in our hearts, especially if it's written with the blood of Jesus. You can not touch it or smell it or see it, but you can always feel it. And sooner or later this power gives fruits: heals the wounds, opens the eyes, restores joy, peace and happiness to your life. Power which no one can see...
I am fascinated about Jesus. When I read all the stories about Him, I am just amazed how much power there can be when you give it up. All the Gospels are soaked in the message that the power Jesus was acting on does not come from Him, that He is not doing anything for His own glory, for His own benefit, etc. It is all for the glory of the Father. And He is the Son of God!!! That is so overwhelming! Everyone kind of knew who He was - Jesus of Nazareth, son of Joseph. That is so creative - to put the biggest treasure for humanity not into a golden cup or a window! I've been just reminded of a movie NATIVITY STORY, particularly one place when Herod gives orders to look for a wealthy man, a man of power, whom people will follow, on the road to Bethlehem, and here comes Joseph with pregnant Mary, and after a little search they let them go saying "It's not him." I laughed. It's like being rich, but not showing off and living a decent and peaceful life with simple people, trying to employ your money for a greater purpose - helping those in need. I know I've seen some movie on that as well, but can't remember now... At some point, all this associate with Aragorn and Frodo from "The Lord of the Rings", too.
There is a man whom I don't know much about. When we first met, he seemed very nice, everyday guy, and didn't look like a mighty one:) But when I got to know him closer and got to talk to him on several occasions, I felt that this is a very special man, who has the power. Inner power. And being of the same height with him, I suddenly felt so small and unimportant. One moment I thought, "What am I doing here? I'm nothing..." Of course, this is not true, because , first, every one of us is important and valuable in the eyes of God. That reaction of mine came out just because so many people have told me that I am so cool and strong that I started to believe it to be true. Everyone likes to feel cool:) It is a great feeling! But in this world, one could be cool for one day, and the other he might loose his power and coolness. A thought about Saul and David crossed my mind. A reminder of Boromir ("The Lord of the Rings"). When you feel powerful, when you think you possess something (money, knowledge, contacts, etc.), it is so easy to fall into pridefulness and it is so difficult to get out of it... When you expose your power, people might get fascinated about you for some time, respectful, maybe get fearful about you, but will they follow you to the death? I don't know... Speaking from the point of view of a woman, I would say so: I don't think that any woman would be happy with a bossy husband who do not show love to her and looks at her as an object for keeping house clean and ministring him in bed, and there would be no woman who would mind having a caring and loving husband who maybe is not something in the outer world, but values her. There is something very special about the power of love, inscribed in our hearts, especially if it's written with the blood of Jesus. You can not touch it or smell it or see it, but you can always feel it. And sooner or later this power gives fruits: heals the wounds, opens the eyes, restores joy, peace and happiness to your life. Power which no one can see...
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