I was dropping boys at the gym this morning and listening to the radio as I drove to work. You may have heard the short little thought provoking snippets on @Air1 called @WalktheWay by Jeff Klein and if so, you may have heard this there but it really got me to thinking.
The scenario was painted about a person who decided to write a book about the joys of being single. His first chapter was inspired while at dinner with friends who had a two year old. He said his first chapter of his book about the joys of being single would be, “The Joy of Uninterrupted Dinners Without Needing a Shower Afterwards.”
Jeff went on to describe what his friend would title the next few chapters, but his point was that his friend was obviously passionate about being single. He then asked the question of what our book would look like if we were to write about the joys of following Christ. I have been pondering that question since. Would one of my chapters be titled, “The Joy of Eternal Security”? That would certainly be a chapter at some point.
Maybe a chapter titled, “The Joy of Having Peace.” That would be a lengthy chapter. But today, the chapter I would write would be, “The Joy of Being Free.” The subtitle of the chapter would be, “Free From the World’s Expectations and Free to Be Who God Created Me to Be.” (Lengthy sub-title)
I am really passionate about the fact that God created me to be me. That means understanding the big picture of God’s plan and living in it daily. That is liberating! There is true joy in knowing that I live for God and not to please others, which I am reminded daily that pleasing everyone else is impossible.
Are you passionate about following Christ! What would you write about today?
Let me know how you would finish this title: Chapter 1 . . .
The Way Home.
Great Chapter title. What would the outline look like for the chapter?
The Way Home (Outline – 1st draft 🙂 )
1:1 Faith
1:2 Goodness
1:3 Knowledge
1:4 Self Control
1:5 Perserverence
1:6 godliness
1:7 brotherly kindness
1:8 love
No need to re-invent the wheel. Peter gave us his roadmap to love and becoming more like Jesus. He was close to the end of his journey on earth when he wrote these words – I would not doubt them no matter his age, but I give extra attention to someone who has stayed the course and fought the fight and when Peter wrote these words…not only were they God inspired….but I believe they were from experience. Once we truly get … and I mean really get what love is…what it means…what it looks like…how it acts…how it treats everyone (and I’m not even close)…then we are on the road that leads home. Think of the feeling in your heart when you are heading home for the Holidays. How you can’t wait to see your family…the sense of comfort. Unconditional love, tolence and acceptance. Missing those of the family who are not present and longing for them to be there just to catch up. I believe Jesus has this kinda love for us…he gets the struggles and just wants us to come home so everything will be ok. I think he wants us to treat each other the same way. He wants me to be sincerely concerned for his kids…to interact with the whole family….catch up with my brothers and see if I can help with there struggles and visaversa. You know…unconditional love.
The way home…what a feeling.
(you probably didn’t want me to write the whole chapter 🙂