Looking Up
Scripture – Luke 21:34-38: 34“Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with dissipation, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you unexpectedly like a trap. 35For it will come upon all those who live on the face of the whole earth. 36Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man.” 37Each day Jesus was teaching at the temple, and each evening he went out to spend the night on the hill called the Mount of Olives, 38and all the people came early in the morning to hear him at the temple.
Reflection: It is so easy to let my heart get weighed down. We all know how that can happen. There are always concerns around us, always causes for anxiety, always things to be afraid of. I’ve known people who walk around literally bent over by the invisible baggage they’re carrying.
The most effective way to avoid that is to keep my vision up – to set my mind on things above. I remind myself that by God’s grace I already live in His kingdom. I have a perspective on life that lifts me above the anxieties of life. A second step in this process is to lean on some other people. I have people I can talk with who will not try and fix things for me. They will simply take some of the weight off my shoulders and walk with me for a while.
What’s trying to weigh your heart down today? What will you do about that? Remember, you don’t have to walk alone.
An Invitation: A small group will be meeting this coming Sunday morning from 9:45 – 10:30am to share what we’ve learned and seen in this week’s readings. We meet in the Pastor’s office at Bethel Baptist Church, 13330 Trenton Road in Southgate. Everyone’s welcome to join us.
Reflection: It is so easy to let my heart get weighed down. We all know how that can happen. There are always concerns around us, always causes for anxiety, always things to be afraid of. I’ve known people who walk around literally bent over by the invisible baggage they’re carrying.
The most effective way to avoid that is to keep my vision up – to set my mind on things above. I remind myself that by God’s grace I already live in His kingdom. I have a perspective on life that lifts me above the anxieties of life. A second step in this process is to lean on some other people. I have people I can talk with who will not try and fix things for me. They will simply take some of the weight off my shoulders and walk with me for a while.
What’s trying to weigh your heart down today? What will you do about that? Remember, you don’t have to walk alone.
An Invitation: A small group will be meeting this coming Sunday morning from 9:45 – 10:30am to share what we’ve learned and seen in this week’s readings. We meet in the Pastor’s office at Bethel Baptist Church, 13330 Trenton Road in Southgate. Everyone’s welcome to join us.
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