Tuesday, 07 July 2009
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Today - Aragorn
“It is good for us sometimes to suffer contradiction, to be misjudged by men even though we do well and mean well. These things help us to be humble and shield us from vainglory.”
Thomas a’ KempisYesterday it was Sam, today it is Aragorn. By far, my favorite character from the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy. Viggo Mortensen portrayed the reluctant king so well. He is the rightful heir to the throne, but he chooses a life of obscurity in the borderlands instead of claiming what is rightfully his. He has his reasons, but from what we can learn from the books, he just doesn’t feel worthy. Now, I am not coming close to comparing myself to Aragorn or Joseph in Genesis, but a little humility is something that will do anybody good.
One of things that I think God is trying to teach me as of late is just that - I need to work on my humility. I need to work on putting the needs of others well before mine. I need to shut my one mouth and use my two ears, two eyes, two hands, and two feet more. Coming to grips with the fact that following Jesus is built on not just loving people but showing them that love with concrete actions. Doing that takes work. It is hard to go against everything our society tells us. So many are telling us to do whatever makes us feel good. What about doing something to make someone else feel good?
God wants me to be full of Him, not me. Being full of me is going to make me a pretty shallow and obnoxious person. Being full of God is going to keep my eyes on Him and give me a heart after His. The things that make Him sad will make me sad. The things that make Him smile will make me smile. Having that heart, that focus, that life is what following Jesus is all about. That’s what I want to be about. I want to be about Jesus. What do you want to be about? What are you going to do about it today?
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