Aaron
Hey everybody! For those of ya who don’t know me, I’m Aaron Bither, a third year sports management major who can be very talkative so I’ll try to keep this short. Pastor Thad preached about meekness this week and personally it really hit home for me. I was a person who thought my plans were really important and that I was working towards those plans. And then God had me transfer out here away from family and friends, which was soon followed by a not-so-nice knee injury that required surgery and my loss of ability to play sports (which was pretty much my life).
I’ve since realized how my plans don’t matter as much as God’s plan for my life. This is where a gentle acceptance, also knows as meekness, comes in. As Christ followers, we are called to become like Christ Jesus us one of the best possible examples of meekness in Mark 14:35-36. “Going a little farther, he fell to the ground and prayed that if possible the hour might pass from him. ‘Abba, Father’, he said, ‘everything is possible for You. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.’”
Christ did not want to go through the suffering needed for our sins, yet he was still willing to accept the Father’s decision. It doesn’t mean that he gave up his power or that we will have to give up all of ours, but instead that it all goes under God’s control.
It takes a lot of time and effort to be able to pray to God and be able to accept what he says. but in the end, it can be one of the most rewarding things done in life. We should also spend some time in solitude for our prayers, because I don’t know about you but I personally have a hard time just stopping to pray while others are around.
I want to leave ya with one quick question, “When will you be able to spend some quality time talking with God?”
Aaron Bither
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