Day 2068 of the 7 day Bible verse challenge.


Philippians 3:20 NIV

Freedom. We talked in our last post about the true and lasting kind of freedom that is found in our Lord. Every single one of us have lived life apart from Him so that we could fit this place better. And we all know what living like that has gotten us. Nothing but shame and regret, and well, those things suck! They definitely don't leave us feeling very free. Thankfully there is freedom like we talked about yesterday.

To me there's not many more powerful thoughts than the message of this verse. The fact that this isn't our home is another one of those seriously freeing thoughts that can't help but change things. It allows us to move past the barriers that society has set up to force everyone to blend in and do as we're told. It gives us the courage to leave the concerns about fitting in behind. And it lets us completely forget all the worries that come from worldly things.

I love knowing that this globe isn't the final destination. How could that promise not completely fill you with hope and excitement? The things that are broken and wrong around us will be dealt with one day. The hurting and pain that our loved ones face will be over at some point. All the pressures and stresses to be successful and important in the world's eyes will vanish. The divisions and hatred will disappear.

And we will be left with nothing but eternal, unending, unyielding peace and happiness. I wanted to share this one because it's truly one of those messages that I think we all need to hear and be reminded of often. We are just travelers, strangers in a strange land. So when we don't fit in, aren't accepted, are judged and ridiculed, and simply don't care about the foolish things that others care about, it's proof that we're headed for something more!

I know I say it a lot in these posts, but keep going. Don't worry about being different or feeling disconnected sometimes. Don't think there's something wrong when your priorities and values don't line up with this weird society that we're in at the moment. We're not built to fit in here because we're going to fit in some place that is much different than this world. Just stay focused on Christ and await His return. Man that's going to be something to see and experience! It will definitely make all the effort and determination worth it!

Comments

  1. CaseyOctober 21, 2020 at 11:01 PM

    This post, word by word, needs to be put on a billboard. You are sure a motivational speaker. Even more, you are a reassurance speaker. Thank you for speaking the words we all need to hear. You take a known verse and apply it universally to all of us and all circumstances. Appreciate this blog!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. marcieOctober 21, 2020 at 11:04 PM

      Completely agree.

      Delete
    2. KyleOctober 22, 2020 at 1:35 PM

      Thank you guys! It's always weird to think that the things on my mind could be able to encourage or help someone else. Don't feel that important! But I truly appreciate you both reading them and all the support!!

      Delete
  2. marcieOctober 21, 2020 at 11:04 PM

    Amen. This is not where we came from and is not where we will stay. Keep our eyes on the the Lord.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. KyleOctober 22, 2020 at 1:34 PM

      Amen, and thank you as always! Just passing through to something better!

      Delete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Day 2016 of the 7 day Bible verse challenge.

Image
Matthew 6:20 NIV Yesterday I posed a very big question: have you ever thought about the vastness of eternity? I'm just afraid that so many people are living for these lives only, and that's going to lead to quite a shock when we reach the end of this leg of the trip only to find that something else really does come next. So I just want to encourage everyone to take today's verse to heart. This is one that my mom likes to quote and share quite often. And it's really a very important lesson that everyone needs to learn and always keep in mind. While we're surrounded by all kinds of messages, things, wants, and desires, we need to always keep our priorities in line. We can't afford to let ourselves become distracted by all the wares that our world offers up. The thing that I think we've fallen for is this idea of value. We're told that all this worldly stuff is highly valuable. Now if that's the case, then we automatically think that having it or going
Read more

Day 2018 of the 7 day Bible verse challenge.

Image
Luke 6:27 NIV I was presented the chance earlier today to experience one of those amazing opportunities to realize that I'd been wrong. You see my family and I had bought some Bibles to send to a couple of people, and we just hadn't gotten around to sending them yet. Since the time that we bought them, we kind of had this weird and unfortunate falling out of sorts with one of them. And I'm embarrassed to admit that it had me second guessing whether or not to send the gift.  Seeing as how this difference of opinion has gone, I had gotten it in my mind that I didn't want to send something to someone only for them to throw it away. But all along, my mom has been there saying no, we need to send it anyway. And today, we finally got them boxed up and sent out. But if anything, I may have ended up getting the biggest gift out of everyone involved. We don't get to decide who is worthy of our kindness. We don't get to pick and choose who we're going to do good thing
Read more

Day 3362 of the 7 day Bible verse challenge.

Image
Matthew 15:8 NIV It seems as though perhaps the distance from our heads to our hearts is, at times at least, much the same as the separation we so often feel between here and hope. For though our lips are geographically close to the hearts which pound inside a craving for more than we can say we need, say we know, yet sadly despite their being so near to our knowing what we need, we find that our mouths and our hearts are existing as if in two foreign places. Because while our heads may hold lips that let on that we know we need Heaven's hope as having come in Christ, our hearts remain among the ultimate deceivers as they lead us daily back into the brink wherein we break away all over again into disbelief as designed inside a heart’s desires kindling fires forsaking that faith which yearns only for a fellowship with He who is everything we could ever need. Indeed, it seems to matter not what our tongues here confess as our hearts head us always into following the path our mouths c
Read more