Am I a nerd if I say that I really enjoy chapel this year? I mean, granted, I would rather be sleeping before I get there, but I think that's just a part of life. :) So here are some things that struck me from Dr. Lyle's chapel talk today.
"What's the opposite of doing your own thing? Following and submitting to someone else." Why is it that, in following the crowd, submission is rarely mentioned or minded? If we can submit so easily to people, at times not even realizing it, then shouldn't we do the same to God just as easily? But if this is harder, then I guess we're following others less than we realize and ourselves more than we take credit for.
I'm not good at submission. I don't care for it. I'm fairly independent, incredibly headstrong, and I don't like to allow someone else to superimpose their values and beliefs onto my conduct. This is true of God as much as anyone. I hate the mention of that word in conjunction with obedience. I guess it has a different flavor to it that I don't particularly care for. I guess I don't realize just how much I follow myself and blow off God in what he wants -- even what he wants for me. Something to take better notice of.
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