-Right Now-For this blog, lately, the Holy Spirit has been giving me a title and, with His help, I have been filling in the details. But, when He gave me this title a few days ago, my thought was, "How on earth can I do that when my world is so limited and I am so tired and frustrated most of the time lately?" Assuming that what is meant by "world"
are the nurses, most of whom are not Christians, I concluded that the Holy Spirit must want me to think of ways that I can show Jesus to the nurses, and any other people that I come into contact with who are not Christians.
The most obvious way is through this blog. I know that a number of people who are not Christians, including some of the nurses, do read it. So it is a good vehicle to share about Jesus, particularly how my faith in Him relates to my present situation in life. The nurses definitely know more than anybody else about the circumstances I live with everyday so, hopefully, I say something about Jesus that will speak to them.
While I was thinking about this, the Holy Spirit dropped two words in my mind. I only mention them because they are from Him or it might sound like I am tooting my own horn. The first word that came to me was "faithful". One area that I have been faithful in is attending church. I am sure that, over the years, that has made some impression on the nurses. I am pretty sure they are also aware that I faithfully read the Bible everyday. And they hear Christian music in my room constantly.
The other word that came to me is "trust". It does mean a lot to me that different nurses will sometimes tell me things before they tell anybody else because , they say, they can trust me not to repeat it.
However, I still don't feel like I have been doing much to show Jesus to anybody lately. I have worn down and, to me, I don't seem to the person I once was. I do still have a good time with the nurses but not as frequently. Irritation at the least little thing seems the theme of my life these days. About the only Christlike thing I do right now is say I am sorry. And I do that a LOT lately.
Ultimately, though, I know it is not up to me to decide whether or not I am showing Jesus to the world. It is up to God. All I can do is do what He tells me to do and leave the rest up to Him.
I sometimes wonder too if I am showing Jesus to the world. I think we tend to get caught up in our day to day stuff. I'm so glad that you have decided to do these blogs. I enjoy reading them.
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