Rising up, one in every of my all-time favourite films was Labyrinth. It was so instrumental in my life that I actually have the complete film memorized, line by line! Yep, the entire thing. 💯 My youngsters didn’t imagine me that I might do it, so sooner or later, all of us watched it as a household, and with their permission, I talked out, line by line, of all of the characters phrases within the film because it was being mentioned from begin to end and proved to them I might do it! It was quite a lot of enjoyable. 😆

I don’t know for those who’ve ever seen it, nevertheless it’s an excellent film a few unhealthy man who falls in love with a younger lady and he thinks the best way to her coronary heart is by afflicting her with ache (be careful, girls, as a result of some males use this tactic to get a woman nonetheless as we speak; they’ll attempt to push you down and oppress you). The unhealthy man errantly believes that she is going to fall in love with him by getting her consideration, in a really destructive method.

Alongside the best way, she meets some new pals and finally ends up beating the unhealthy man within the ultimate scene. But it surely’s the JOURNEY of her beating this man that adjustments her life without end. She begins to see issues in a special mild, assembly new pals who’re in a totally totally different world than her personal. She sees issues from a special angle and learns many new issues about life.

Some pals are good, and she or he meets some unhealthy ones too alongside the best way. Folks attempting to journey her up and also you by no means actually know WHO is your TRUE buddy till they show they ARE your buddy. 💯

There’s so many classes to glean from that film, which is why it’s one in every of my favs.

However there’s an element in there the place they’re attempting to trick her and make her THINK she’s again at house. She’s not. She’s actually in a rubbish dump, nevertheless it’s an phantasm, meant to journey her and make her fall.

Typically, in our lives, we will THINK we live an excellent life. We are able to THINK the whole lot is okay, however we actually reside in a storage dump. 😮

We undergo our day, THINKING the whole lot is okay. We’re doing properly, the youngsters are fed, household is usually blissful, life is okay. We’re good individuals, serving for the Lord, cooking dinners, making beds, doing all that we must be doing.

In our minds, it’s like this little guidelines of what spouse ought to be and but…

AND YET, we miss the entire level.

As a Christian, our lives usually are not significant if our checklists are stuffed.

Do you suppose if Jesus visited your private home as we speak, He would say, “Nicely achieved, you bought the dishes achieved?” or “Nicely achieved, your mattress is made. Nice job. Now enter the dominion.”

I’m not saying cleansing or being tidy is flawed, we SHOULD be clear. However what I AM saying is that, life is SO MUCH MORE than wiping noses and chasing after youngsters all day.

It’s greater than making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and packing lunches.

It’s greater than kissing your husband goodbye 💋 as he goes off to work.

All of these issues are nice, however it’s not what we’re HERE FOR. 

God expects extra from us!! 💯

I worry that after we meet Him head to head in heaven, He won’t ask us how our days went however how we spent our days FOR HIM. We are going to say to Him, “I did many issues, I used to be spouse, good mother, good this, and good that”, however He’ll say again to us, “Sure, however what have you ever achieved for Me? For My kingdom? For others exterior of your loved ones?”

What would your reply be then?

See if all our focus is ourselves and our household’s, then we’ve missed the purpose. Even the heathens try this, don’t they? And we’re known as to a lot extra!

He desires us to make waves on this world for Him.

We’re here to set the world on fire 🔥 and kindle the fireplace in our personal hearts FOR God.

We’re right here for a lot extra.

If Jesus got here to you proper now and tallied up your complete week, how a lot of it could be counted for His kingdom? ✅ And the way a lot could be counted as for nothing?

The Bible calls us to dwell IN the world, however not be OF it.

Certain, we’ve to make lunches, do mountains of laundry, repair dinner and a myriad of different issues, however is that our FOCUS in our day?

Are our eyes so centered on the world or our each day residing that we miss the entire level OF residing?

Calculate your week, privately and silently between you and God alone. How do you fare?

Have you ever saved your eyes on Jesus? 🙏 Have you ever centered on His kingdom? Or have we saved our eyes on our OWN little kingdoms this week?

Measuring your self, on a weekly foundation, is so essential, as a result of it should enable you discover the obstacles in your life and enable you dwell a extra God-centered life.

All of us have off weeks, however the purpose is to get them to be productive weeks FOR the dominion of Christ!

I’m measuring my very own week proper now too, as I write this. I pray that my focus is on God, the place it ought to be, and never on life’s circumstances, heartaches, struggles, and pains.

Lord, please maintain our concentrate on YOU this week. Enable the troubles and cares of the world to slide away from our minds as we endeavor to be a godly individuals, worthy of the decision of being a Christian. Allow us to present like to the world, 🥰 allow us to assist others, allow us to all be shining lights to all who look upon us and see. We love you, Lord. Allow us to present You the love that’s in our hearts, outwardly to You this week. Amen.