Don’t Be Bored – Think Differently
Don’t Be Bored – Think Differently
What do we do in these last chapters of the Book of Acts when there is so much repetition regarding the themes and principles laid out in the text?
One response would be to say, “We’ve already heard this,” which is really to say, “I don’t need to hear this again.” But what if we’re wrong?
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Trouble With Time
If I live to be 86 years old, then I am currently at the halfway point of my life. For reasons I do not totally understand, it is at this point in my life that many people experience what is referred to as a mid-life crisis, and I admit, I feel some of that.
When I was young, I couldn’t wait to get older. I saw my youth as a hindrance keeping me from doing the things I wanted so desperately to do. I wanted to drive. I wanted to have money. I wanted to experience individual freedom. As I saw it, the biggest hurdle to having these things was time. I had to wait to turn 16. I had to wait until I was older to get a job that paid a decent wage. And I learned quickly that individual freedom was an illusion.
I view time differently now. I attempt to view time in a biblically correct way. I don’t claim to understand this fully, but I think it’s worth looking at. Here are a couple Bible facts regarding time:
- Life is uncertain – James 4:14a says, 14…you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow.
- Life is short – the second half of James 4:14b says, 14…You are justa vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away.
One of the troubles we face regarding these truths is that we don’t always believe them. We often believe that we know with pretty good certainty what our life will be like tomorrow. We also feel at times that life is not short, but that it is long, because sometimes it feels long.
The longer we live and the more we experience, changes how most of us consider time. For instance, if you’ve lived very long at all, you’ve already figured out that life is uncertain. Many of us have lost loved ones of all ages at times we didn’t expect. Many of us, though life has felt very long at times, look back at the years that have passed and are shocked at how fast they seem to have gone.
To be less troubled by the uncertainty and shortness of time, I think it would do us all good to simply remind ourselves, and one another, of these facts. No good comes from living as if we have control over our times.
Considering these truths, what do you need to do now, before it’s too late?
Much love!
Wes LeFlore (918) 607-8489 or huskerwes1@gmail.com
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The Wrong Idea
Many have wrong ideas about following Jesus. I’m no different, but I have learned differently.
Allow me to cut through all the excuses that I could use as examples and just simply say that following Jesus will always require two things:
Sacrifice and prioritization.
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The Time In Between
Over the next few chapters in our study of the Book of Acts, we get to observe the Apostle Paul navigating life while waiting for a particular life event to happen.
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To Know Him More
This Easter, let us join with the sentiments of the Apostle Paul from Philippians 3:7-11 –
But whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ. More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ, and may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith, that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death; in order that I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.
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Common Desires
What is the first thing that comes to your mind when I ask the question, “If you could have anything you wanted, what would it be?” Would it be a physical item? Would it be wealth? Would it be health? Would it be an experience?
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Different Types
When I was in high school, there were different types of players on our baseball team.
There was a type of player that came to practice on time and did what coach said to do. At a small school, we were thankful for everyone on the team, but these players didn’t make us much better.
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Theory vs Living
The Holy Scriptures were not meant to be studied for the purpose of mere understanding. It might help to think of the Scripture as instructions. This hits a lot closer to the mark.
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Pure Happiness
The most misunderstood Beatitude is likely the second:
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
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How Do You Choose?
I am often asked the question, “How do you choose what to preach?” Frankly, after prayerful consideration, I preach what I want to preach, but with a very serious caveat; I don’t skip any verses.
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