Let It Go

Letting go of this temporary life is more of a struggle than we realize.  As I was reading this week I was struck with how much of an idol I had been making my job to be.  The statement on page 64... "So we live more afraid of losing what we love here than of facing God in eternity, even when it all is striving after the wind, to paraphrase Solomon (Eccl. 1:14)."  Ouch.  Let's stop striving after wind, let's "Let it go"...this life is so short, so temporary.

"If I Were the Devil" by Tom Nelson, this is powerful and convicting, let's not let the enemy keep us from living for Jesus and keep us from the life God wants us to live.

   If I was the devil, I'd tell you what I'd do.  I would try to deceive you and get you into error.  I would get you off base.  And if you still stayed true, I would try to disqualify you.  I would get you immoral, I would get you where no one would believe what came out of your mouth.  I would make you a tabloid, where nobody would believe you.  I would remove your confidence until you were afraid to speak because your life was such a shamble.  I would get you into sin, I would prowl like a roaring lion to devour you morally.
   And if I couldn't do that, I would try to make you successful.  And I would distract you if I couldn't disqualify you.  I would get you busy.  I would get you so distracted to the gospel that no longer would your prayers be about holiness and souls.  They would only be about the bottom line in your business.  I would get you materialistic, and no longer concerned about the spiritual nature of life.  If I couldn't do that, I would divide you.  If I couldn't divide you, I've almost lost you.  You know what I'd do then?  I'd discourage you.  And then if I couldn't discourage you, I'd try death.  I would try my best to kill you.  That's what I would do to take you out.

Loving this life too much will affect our love for Jesus and will affect what we are willing to do for Him. - Jennie Allen paraphrase

At the end of your life, what will count?

Complete Project 2 and answer one or more of the questions below.

Conversation Cards

In what ways has the enemy - or just life - made you numb and distracted?

What things are in the scrapbook in your head?

What would it look like for you to set your mind on eternity in the everyday?  How could that change your everyday?

What are the little gods that are being exposed as you consider letting go of everything?

Look back at the definition of the word Abandon on page 57.  What keeps you from living that word?

What are you most afraid God will ask you to give up?

For those that really know me, you know I laugh all the time, I am not too serious and I love to have fun.  This study is serious to me, I am loving it.  But here is a fun video shot last Christmas Eve of me singing and our Youth Pastor lip syncing...enjoy.

https://youtu.be/Zru1dvL-buI?list=FL1oO8txiruK81DPm15v0MkA