We did see the Passion of the Christ on Saturday eve before Easter last week!
Again, I sat there sobbing through the scenes....I felt the pain of Mary as a mother... I felt the pain of my Saviour as he gave the upmost so that I could be saved.
I saw time and time again as he turned the other cheek....He could have smacked all those pharisees to smitherines with just a nod. But he took all the abuse, all the spitting, all the name calling, all the unbelief and stayed focused on what he was here to do. Wow!!!! I'm in awe! Can we do this? Aren't we supposed to be more like him everyday?
Then why do we bolt the moment something becomes difficult? I know that I've done that many times thinking it was best...
So many say...the Lord told me to do this... The Lord lead me here.. the Lord gave me this job..The Lord told me this was to be my spouse.... and then the moment we face a bad look, a bad comment towards us, a person that does not like us, a difficult personality to deal with, we start changing our tune. So does this mean that God makes lots of mistakes? Or are we people of no discernment? Are we people that cannot truly know what God's will is for our life or are we just weak?
Lord I don't want to be weak when things get tough! I want to get through them. I will not be moved by a bad look, by a bad comment towards me, I want to stay focused on where you have lead me. In my job, in my relationships, in my church.
He turned the other cheek for us.....why can't we?
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