The Sweetest Frame

"I know what I'm doing." "I've already tried that." "I'm tired." I've told the Lord all these things before.   And then he reminds me that He knows what He's doing - much more than I know what I'm doing. Luke 5:5 Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.” You know the end of the story.  They haul in a huge amount of fish and these disciples end up leaving their livelihood to follow Christ. Lord, forgive me for the times I think I can figure it out all when I just need to be following you.

I was reading in Mark today about the Lord's crucifixion. And then it hit me again - Jesus lived the most significant life ever lived and yet he only lived to 33. All around we see everyone trying to extend their days. Diets, exercise, fountains of youth, it seems like everyone is trying to live as long as they can rather than to live as meaningfully as they can. There's nothing wrong with living a long full life, but maybe my focus should be on meaning rather than on distance. What have been the most meaningful days in your life? What would you consider significant?

Then the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders looked for a way to arrest him because they knew he had spoken the parable against them. But they were afraid of the crowd; so they left him and went away.  (Mark 12:12 NIV) How many times our are own actions changed because we are afraid of the crowd?

Oh how I need this reminder... For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it. (Mark 8:35 NIV) Lose your life.