Wednesday, July 28, 2010

A Right Perspective

Why do I not blog more often? Well, I could say I'm too busy; but that's really not the truth. I could make time to blog. I usually think I won't blog because I don't have young children to write about. Most bloggers do. But I decided to blog as a place to record my thoughts and write about what the Lord has been speaking to me about for the last few months.

Perspective - my head has been trying to get the right perspective on life. After spending a week in Nicaragua, it changes your perspective. Bigger isn't better. Newer isn't nicer. Things don't really matter a whole lots. What really matters is living life with an eternal perspective. I now am friends with some precious Nicaraguan people who have NEVER had a warm bath, never had indoor plumbing, never had a car to drive and live from day to day. But, the believers that I met love the Lord, seek to serve Him, love people and warmly welcome you into their modest homes. They live with an eternal perspective.

So, I ask myself this question - do I? Do I really live with an eternal perspective? Is my focus on Christ and Christ alone and the things that matter to Him? As you can see, a week in another country changes your focus.

So how has my focus changed? Again, I am reminded of my love for my family. It was hard not talking with my husband or children for a week. The Lord has given me a genuine love for the Nicaraguan people. I am praying that the Bibles that were passed out with change the lives of the readers. But most of all I am reminded again that Christ must be my life, His Kingdom must be my focus, reaching the world with the gospel must be my service and loving all people must be my passion. I pray this will be my perspective as long as I have life within me. Only with the enabling of the Holy Spirit can I EVER reach these goals but as Paul wrote, "I press on to win the prize......"