Im glad that my rambles have such a profound impact on you all. heheh. But the actaul point that I had abandoned was this. Poverty. To leave all behind, and seek God in EVERYTHING you do. Doesnt that sound completly rediculous? Especially in the society that we live in, where poor people are looked down on. We should be so blessed. To not have all the distractions of living in a capitalistic society. No TV, no music (that would suck), you would have nothing but God. Check out Matt. 6:25-33
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? So do not worry saying, ‘what shall we eat? or ‘what shall we drink? or what shall we wear’? For the pagans fun after all these things, and your heavenly father knows that you need them. But seek first the Kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”
As bible believing Christians should we take this passage seriously? Are we supposed to? Who does? This is my conviction.
have a nice day! : )
First, I didn’t have your blog in mind when I wrote my own. Second, these verses are so convicting everytime I read them. I think that it is important to abandon worry. If we are trusting in Jesus, and seeking his kingdom, then he will provide the things we need such as food. I think that we should take this passage seriously. We should always be seeking Christ and his kingdom. We should strive for holiness and abandon all thoughts of worry about things. God has all of that under control. This verse says that your heavenly father knows you need these things so don’t worry about it. Trust in him.
ps: your rambles are very insightful…
and i was just worrying about how to pay for next semester…. HA
I know that we are supposed to live this way.. but man, I find myself worrying about these things and not even realizing it! Sometimes when I read people’s blogs about things like poverty and this passage from Matthew I think about all the stuff I have. Stuff I don’t need.. And I think about my friend who sold everything he had or gave it away to people so that he would not be held down when ministry positions opened up. I envy these people. People who are that dedicated and trusting.. Where is my dedication and my faith?
i completely agree, i long for the day that my faith grows to the point where i can put everything aside and do nothing but follow him.