Even when you have been somewhere before it is a new place when you visit again. In 2014 I visited Croatia. I was not there long and did not even attempt the language. I am here again and this time I want to learn the language. The difference you ask? The first time I traveled with others from the United States and we stayed in a hotel. The employees of the hotel spoke English. When I needed or wanted something all that I had to do was speak to the staff. This time I am staying with a lovely lady named Dea. She speaks very little English and I speak no Croatian. It is very difficult for us to communicate. It is not impossible but it is difficult. My desire to get to know her and communicate my gratitude to her is a motivation for me to learn her language.
It is the same with my Lord Jesus Christ. I desire to get to know Him more and to communicate my gratitude to Him this motivates me to learn His language. He told me long ago His word is His language. To know Him more I must know His Word more. Daily I read His Word and meditate on what it is He is trying to communicate to me. I am less frustrated than when I began this journey in 1984. Before 1984 Jesus was my Savior but He was not yet my Lord. He was my fire escape but not my master. I wanted only for Him to keep me out of trouble and insure my entrance into Heaven when I die. I was content to speak to His staff (the pastors or priest) when I needed something.
Today the Lord is my Master. I will go where He sends me and do as He leads me. I no longer call the shots in my life but wait for His direction and instruction. Life has gotten more exciting and I am much more content. The one who created me has the right to tell me what to do. I do not feel like a slave but I feel freer than ever. When I could not communicate with Him myself—then I was a slave to those who knew Him. Now I know Him for myself. It is a joy to speak His language and now He walks with me and He talks with me and He tells me I am His own.
It is the same with my Lord Jesus Christ. I desire to get to know Him more and to communicate my gratitude to Him this motivates me to learn His language. He told me long ago His word is His language. To know Him more I must know His Word more. Daily I read His Word and meditate on what it is He is trying to communicate to me. I am less frustrated than when I began this journey in 1984. Before 1984 Jesus was my Savior but He was not yet my Lord. He was my fire escape but not my master. I wanted only for Him to keep me out of trouble and insure my entrance into Heaven when I die. I was content to speak to His staff (the pastors or priest) when I needed something.
Today the Lord is my Master. I will go where He sends me and do as He leads me. I no longer call the shots in my life but wait for His direction and instruction. Life has gotten more exciting and I am much more content. The one who created me has the right to tell me what to do. I do not feel like a slave but I feel freer than ever. When I could not communicate with Him myself—then I was a slave to those who knew Him. Now I know Him for myself. It is a joy to speak His language and now He walks with me and He talks with me and He tells me I am His own.
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