Disobedience
Disobedience
Some words seem to disappear from a culture’s vocabulary. I am wondering if disobedience is one of those words. Maybe it is because I do not have young children anymore. I would imagine that the word disobedience is used often by parents. But how often do we, as adults, get called out for our disobedience. I also wonder who should be calling out adults for their disobedience? To do so in Christian circles seems to be legalistic. Maybe friends should do so as they seek to mature together in Christ? What about family members calling each other out? Maybe it is not any of our roles to be telling others they are disobedient? Should we leave that job up to the Holy Spirit and the Word of God?
I honestly am struggling with these thoughts as I see so much disobedience in the lives of believers and in my own walk. I John 2:6 is so convicting, “whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked”. Come on, who can read that without being convicted? I do not try and look for disobedience in others, I have enough trouble keeping myself in line, but lately it does seem that we as believers are justifying a great deal of disobedience. Here is what I believe the problem is...you can call me a grumpy old man, or a Karen...but I say this out of love and concern that we have become our own arbitrators of what is holiness.
I believe that the major issue is that we have taken our eyes off of Jesus. We are to walk in the same way Jesus walked. We have become blinded by our own schedules, what we desire, wrongs in the world and we have stopped seeing him as we study our Bibles. When we take our eyes off of Jesus, we begin to make him just like us. It allows us to justify our disobedience. When was the last time you were awed by his holiness? When was the last time you meditated on his meek and lowly spirit? When was the last time you were overcome by his compassion? Have you marveled at his patience or burden for those who do not know him lately? Have you taken any time thinking about how amazing it is that he loved and sought to live among us? His love drove him toward people, not away from them.
We justify running from people, thinking the worst of situations and people, being impatient with others, abandoning our spiritual gifts, serving when it is convenient for us, being angry, living unholy lives, because we have stopped seeing Jesus. His life, his character, his love drives us toward obedience. Take a few minutes today to reacquaint yourself with Jesus and abandon your pale picture of who you think he is.
Some words seem to disappear from a culture’s vocabulary. I am wondering if disobedience is one of those words. Maybe it is because I do not have young children anymore. I would imagine that the word disobedience is used often by parents. But how often do we, as adults, get called out for our disobedience. I also wonder who should be calling out adults for their disobedience? To do so in Christian circles seems to be legalistic. Maybe friends should do so as they seek to mature together in Christ? What about family members calling each other out? Maybe it is not any of our roles to be telling others they are disobedient? Should we leave that job up to the Holy Spirit and the Word of God?
I honestly am struggling with these thoughts as I see so much disobedience in the lives of believers and in my own walk. I John 2:6 is so convicting, “whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked”. Come on, who can read that without being convicted? I do not try and look for disobedience in others, I have enough trouble keeping myself in line, but lately it does seem that we as believers are justifying a great deal of disobedience. Here is what I believe the problem is...you can call me a grumpy old man, or a Karen...but I say this out of love and concern that we have become our own arbitrators of what is holiness.
I believe that the major issue is that we have taken our eyes off of Jesus. We are to walk in the same way Jesus walked. We have become blinded by our own schedules, what we desire, wrongs in the world and we have stopped seeing him as we study our Bibles. When we take our eyes off of Jesus, we begin to make him just like us. It allows us to justify our disobedience. When was the last time you were awed by his holiness? When was the last time you meditated on his meek and lowly spirit? When was the last time you were overcome by his compassion? Have you marveled at his patience or burden for those who do not know him lately? Have you taken any time thinking about how amazing it is that he loved and sought to live among us? His love drove him toward people, not away from them.
We justify running from people, thinking the worst of situations and people, being impatient with others, abandoning our spiritual gifts, serving when it is convenient for us, being angry, living unholy lives, because we have stopped seeing Jesus. His life, his character, his love drives us toward obedience. Take a few minutes today to reacquaint yourself with Jesus and abandon your pale picture of who you think he is.
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