1.09.2014
1.08.2014
No Reserves. No Retreats. No Regrets. -- William Borden
"Was Borden's untimely death a waste? Not in God's perspective. Prior to
his death, Borden had written two more words in his Bible. Underneath
the words "No reserves" and "No retreats," he had written: "No regrets."
Visiting a church a few weeks ago, the guest pastor spoke of William Borden, and he challenged us with this man's story. With the three phrases of Borden, God spoke to me about living a life that in every area, no matter the circumstance, no matter where I am living that he is worth it. Worth good times, worth comfort, worth discomfort, worth pain, worth death, etc. I asked God why this spoke to my heart so deeply, and he replied with, because I chose his son, a man named Jesus, I had offered myself to a life devoted to him. Nothing in this life is worth more than Jesus. I told God that I had indeed come to him searching for more, and in my spirit I knew that this was what I truly wanted. Thinking and asking God what I should write in this blog, he kept reminding me of one particular week related to my prayers about his son being worth it. About a week after I prayed I ended up getting really sick, right before Christmas. I have never thrown up that much in my life, nor have I ever felt so exhausted, nauseated and completely run over by a truck for nearly a week. And after pretty much recovering I found out I had a case of lice. In the end the lice were not too bad and easy to be rid of, but I really had to humbly myself and allow God to speak to me in these situations that I truly never wanted to go through. The lice as small as it is, challenged me to look at my priorities. Bugs abiding in my hair, my least favorite thought. Father gently reminded me that he was worth it, that combing out thousands of lice from women at the Mother Teresa house was worth getting them myself. That loving him and those women was worth it. And being terribly sick. As not great as these things are I learnt that God is faithful, faithful to fulfill the things I have asked for him to grow in me. As well, that he uses all things to teach his children. Since than Father has reminded me that in everything, my preferences, my thoughts, my actions, my future, my family, my comfort, my home, my independence are all worth the sacrifice to be in love with Jesus.
Visiting a church a few weeks ago, the guest pastor spoke of William Borden, and he challenged us with this man's story. With the three phrases of Borden, God spoke to me about living a life that in every area, no matter the circumstance, no matter where I am living that he is worth it. Worth good times, worth comfort, worth discomfort, worth pain, worth death, etc. I asked God why this spoke to my heart so deeply, and he replied with, because I chose his son, a man named Jesus, I had offered myself to a life devoted to him. Nothing in this life is worth more than Jesus. I told God that I had indeed come to him searching for more, and in my spirit I knew that this was what I truly wanted. Thinking and asking God what I should write in this blog, he kept reminding me of one particular week related to my prayers about his son being worth it. About a week after I prayed I ended up getting really sick, right before Christmas. I have never thrown up that much in my life, nor have I ever felt so exhausted, nauseated and completely run over by a truck for nearly a week. And after pretty much recovering I found out I had a case of lice. In the end the lice were not too bad and easy to be rid of, but I really had to humbly myself and allow God to speak to me in these situations that I truly never wanted to go through. The lice as small as it is, challenged me to look at my priorities. Bugs abiding in my hair, my least favorite thought. Father gently reminded me that he was worth it, that combing out thousands of lice from women at the Mother Teresa house was worth getting them myself. That loving him and those women was worth it. And being terribly sick. As not great as these things are I learnt that God is faithful, faithful to fulfill the things I have asked for him to grow in me. As well, that he uses all things to teach his children. Since than Father has reminded me that in everything, my preferences, my thoughts, my actions, my future, my family, my comfort, my home, my independence are all worth the sacrifice to be in love with Jesus.
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