On Easter Sunday I made the comment that there are no "do-overs" in hell. The worst part about being in hell would be knowing what could have been but never will be. The nice thing about being on this side of eternity is that we can do better today so that tomorrow is different - there is no chance of that in hell.
“Hell begins the day God grants you the vision to see all that you could have done, should have done, and would have done, but did not do.” - Johann Wolfgang von Goeth
This quote is absolutely great! Thank you so much for posting it. God has been calling me to do something out of my character for a few weeks now, but I just wouldn't make myself step outside of my comfort zone to do it.
ReplyDeleteI would put off this simple task day after day. Finally I designated last Friday as the day I would either respond to God's voice or completely forget, or try to forget, about the whole thing and to stop torturing myself over the matter. Friday came along and I decided to wimp out instead of reaching out to someone whom God has been drawing me towards throughout this whole escapade.
Within five minutes of making this terrible descision, I read this quote on your blog and knew it was not a coincidence. I made this simple phone call that God has been telling me to make and that Satan has given me great anxiety over.
This situation has changed my life as I have finally stepped out of my comfort zone and seen that I did in fact survive the experience. I pray that in the process, reaching to this person has changed their life as well. Thank you, and thank God for this thought which you appropriately intitled "sobering."
Looking up this word, I find two basic definitions of sober. One definition is to be serious and thoughtful. This "sobering thought" has definately made me decide to be more serious about reaching out to others and being more thoughtful in how I do so, despite the anxieties that reaching out may bring.
The second definition of the word sober refers to not being under the influence of alcohol. The person I felt God wanted me to reach out to is battling a very serious alcohol problem and has literally cried out for Christain fellowship. I myself was living under the influence of comfort and anxiety. Hopefully this person God led me to, and myself as well, will now live under no other influence than that of the Holy Spirit.
The longer I am involved with the church and the closer I grow to Christ, I believe more and more that there is no such thing as coincidence.
Thanks again for the sobering thought.
Nathan,
ReplyDeleteI'm so proud of you for taking that step and glad that this blog post played a small part in that. I'm praising God that you stepped out of your comfort zone. It is awesome to watch you grow spiritually.