Day 36: I See...
I missed Jesus yesterday
because I was too consumed
with my computer
that would get stuck on every letter that I tried to type.
Day 35~
Missing blog.
I tried hard
from morning to night
to get the blog post up
as
my day ended up being trickled with
frustration and impatience,
so I fasted from them~
but did I really
because all day
I was
focused on being frustrated and impatient,
and
now I know why there is a missing Day 35
because
I missed Jesus.
He was right there
calling me to come
but instead
I was too focused on not missing a day of posting
because this blog was something God placed on my heart
but
God placed Jesus on my heart first
and
I missed Him
missed seeing Him
missed His presence
because
I was too preoccupied.
Jesus kept telling his disciples that
“He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.”
But good ole Peter..
“took Him aside and began to rebuke Him.
“Never, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to you!” Matthew 16: 21-22
Peter missing what Jesus was saying~
‘Peter, your place is behind Me, not in front of Me. It is your place to follow Me in the way I choose, not to try to lead Me in the way you would like Me to go.'” (Barclay)
Wow.!
That is it~
the Peter in me
missing Jesus
because I place Him behind me.
I acknowledge He is there
I say I love Him
I even call Him my Savior
but
I go before Him
dragging
Him behind
and like Peter
I deny Him
more than 3 times.
But
who am I really denying...
Myself
of
seeing Jesus
of
experiencing Jesus
But then
Jesus says
“Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow Me. Matthew 16:24
A choice
to
Follow Him
by putting
Him before whatever is overtaking my mind
by putting
Him before whatever is weighing me down.
And if I am to do this
all I would see would be
Peace before me
Hope leading me
Love surrounding me
Because He just says
Follow Me
Wow…
what I learned yesterday just because my website was not cooperating
is that it just wasn’t my computer that was stuck yesterday
It was me
so stuck on myself that I missed Jesus.
What is blocking your eyes from seeing Jesus?
Is it a circumstance
a emotion
or just plain ‘ole life.
Do you see Jesus?
Let’s fast from
Missing Jesus
by choosing
to
follow Him
to
see Him
beyond whatever is weighing you down
because
He was carrying the biggest weight ever
on the way to our cross
because that was what
He had to carry
for you and for me
so we can
follow Him.
May you see Jesus in all things because He is in all things. They are all around us, especially in the midst of the unknowns…All because He Sees..