It occurs to me that a lot of Americans read scripture backwards. We read it from a cultural vantage point of what we are expected to do. We seem to get significance from what we can "do".
Christ wants us to learn to receive. Even if we are called, He wants us to receive what is needed to accomplish His purposes. The problem is, we continue to strive for what we're supposed to "do".
Matthew 11:28 is a perfect example.
Jesus said, "Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest."
No doing. No test. No getting it right. Just "come" lay down your "burden" and "rest"
Practice receiving that with no striving.
Christ wants us to learn to receive. Even if we are called, He wants us to receive what is needed to accomplish His purposes. The problem is, we continue to strive for what we're supposed to "do".
Matthew 11:28 is a perfect example.
Jesus said, "Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest."
No doing. No test. No getting it right. Just "come" lay down your "burden" and "rest"
Practice receiving that with no striving.
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