The Loveless Road to Nowhere......
Good Morning Girls! Remember a couple of weeks ago when we were taking a closer look at the verse that talks about the road that goes Nowhere compared to the road that goes Somewhere? No? Well here it is again:
Psalm 119:27-28 Message Translation Barricade the road that goes Nowhere; grace me with your clear revelation. I choose the true road to Somewhere.........
In my devotion time the other day I found another road that leads to Nowhere. I think it ties in well to yesterdays message about how easy it is to feel insignificant in our ordinary, everyday lives. My prayer is that you realize that your everyday "ordinary" life is a testimony, and in the monotony of it all God is using you.
Realizing that our lives are significant at every stage is a revelation that keeps us on the road to Somewhere. It keeps our eyes and heart open and expectant. It keeps us looking for a undercover covert Holy Ghost assignment in which we can bless someone....anyone....whether it be in the waiting room for our childs check-up or in line at the bank. It makes the ordinary and mundane suddenly exciting; and in that excitement is where you are able to see your life as significant rather than small.
You are on the road to Somewhere. Even if you have no idea where that road is going.
It is easy however to feel as though we are on the road to Nowhere. "Where in the name of Jesus could the piles of dirty clothes, dirty dishes, and dirty kids lead to? There is no way this is a road. It's not even a path. It's a dirty, thankless, never ending, exhausting, and boring dirt trail. One that leaves me feeling like an overworked, under valued, unappreciated, slave to my husband, kids, and even the dog (I don't see him picking up my pooh)."
"Ahhh......but this is what a HomeMaker does. And the Bible says to act as though you were doing your work "as unto the Lord" not man. So that is what I will do. Ha-rumph. I will honor my husband and care for my children.....but I will find subtle ways to let them know just how hard that is to do."
When you find yourself feeling this way you are now on the road to Nowhere. It is an uphill road that winds with curves of frustration, heart ache, drudgery, and eventually bitterness.....towards the very ones you once loved. You feel insignificant and small because you are looking at yourself and what you have to do rather than looking to the Lord and what He will do with you.......if you let Him.
Oh I know how easy it is to find yourself on this road. It is so easy to feel like the only "real" way of serving God is to do something "big". To be on stage, to be well known, to be "out there" rather than in the four walls of your own home. I have been there. I understand. I also believe it is one of the most effective devices of the enemy- to make us wives and moms feel insignificant. Once we feel that way we start looking to other "things" to make us feel important. If they are not the "things" God has planned for us they will only take us further down the road to Nowhere.......
So how do we stay off the road to Nowhere? We remember that in each task we are serving the Lord. Two of the things we learn Jesus values most: serving others AND loving others. When you are not only serving, but loving those you serve, you will be on the road to Somewhere......and you will not be disappointed in the end!
1 Corinthians 13:2 Message Translation If I give everything I own to the poor and even go to the stake to be burned as a martyr, but I don't love, I've gotten Nowhere........
Love, Grace, and a love filled road going Somewhere to you all-
Jen
Psalm 119:27-28 Message Translation Barricade the road that goes Nowhere; grace me with your clear revelation. I choose the true road to Somewhere.........
In my devotion time the other day I found another road that leads to Nowhere. I think it ties in well to yesterdays message about how easy it is to feel insignificant in our ordinary, everyday lives. My prayer is that you realize that your everyday "ordinary" life is a testimony, and in the monotony of it all God is using you.
Realizing that our lives are significant at every stage is a revelation that keeps us on the road to Somewhere. It keeps our eyes and heart open and expectant. It keeps us looking for a undercover covert Holy Ghost assignment in which we can bless someone....anyone....whether it be in the waiting room for our childs check-up or in line at the bank. It makes the ordinary and mundane suddenly exciting; and in that excitement is where you are able to see your life as significant rather than small.
You are on the road to Somewhere. Even if you have no idea where that road is going.
It is easy however to feel as though we are on the road to Nowhere. "Where in the name of Jesus could the piles of dirty clothes, dirty dishes, and dirty kids lead to? There is no way this is a road. It's not even a path. It's a dirty, thankless, never ending, exhausting, and boring dirt trail. One that leaves me feeling like an overworked, under valued, unappreciated, slave to my husband, kids, and even the dog (I don't see him picking up my pooh)."
"Ahhh......but this is what a HomeMaker does. And the Bible says to act as though you were doing your work "as unto the Lord" not man. So that is what I will do. Ha-rumph. I will honor my husband and care for my children.....but I will find subtle ways to let them know just how hard that is to do."
When you find yourself feeling this way you are now on the road to Nowhere. It is an uphill road that winds with curves of frustration, heart ache, drudgery, and eventually bitterness.....towards the very ones you once loved. You feel insignificant and small because you are looking at yourself and what you have to do rather than looking to the Lord and what He will do with you.......if you let Him.
Oh I know how easy it is to find yourself on this road. It is so easy to feel like the only "real" way of serving God is to do something "big". To be on stage, to be well known, to be "out there" rather than in the four walls of your own home. I have been there. I understand. I also believe it is one of the most effective devices of the enemy- to make us wives and moms feel insignificant. Once we feel that way we start looking to other "things" to make us feel important. If they are not the "things" God has planned for us they will only take us further down the road to Nowhere.......
So how do we stay off the road to Nowhere? We remember that in each task we are serving the Lord. Two of the things we learn Jesus values most: serving others AND loving others. When you are not only serving, but loving those you serve, you will be on the road to Somewhere......and you will not be disappointed in the end!
1 Corinthians 13:2 Message Translation If I give everything I own to the poor and even go to the stake to be burned as a martyr, but I don't love, I've gotten Nowhere........
Love, Grace, and a love filled road going Somewhere to you all-
Jen
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