"You are the light of the world..." Matt 5:14

This is our duty as Saints of the Most High. Yet, some days it is really hard to shine, isn't it? As soldiers in this spiritual battle, it is our mission to glorify the King of Kings with our lives. As tenants in the world, we fall prey to its seduction, dimming our light. It is for this reason that this blog was started. In the military, after action reports are used to review the activities of specific events. This retrospection forces analysis of these activities in light of the outcome. Likewise, willing soldiers of Christ are invited to briefly review their daily lives, and note where God is working, recognize where they have fallen short, and prepare for the next battle. The hope is to not only provide accountability for our daily actions, but to also recognize where God is working and the part he wants us to play in His mission.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Testing

The Lord reminded me of his providence by bringing me a Christian gal to have a faith conversation with over lunch.  Little did I know I would need that to prepare me for some news I would receive later on in the day.  A family member was unjustly arrested.  Now, this isn't to imply that we are talking a class-A citizen here.  She has made 20 years worth of poor choices, and has always been bailed out in one sense or the other.  She has never felt the true weight of the repercussions of her decisions.  One could argue that you reap what you sow.  Yes, but still, my sense of injustice wants resolution.  How a person could be so vindictive as to stage a scene to send another person to jail is beyond my comprehension!  Yet, the conversation from earlier in the day played back in my head...."Do you see what happened when Sara didn't wait?"  Letting go and believing God to be God is hard.  He says vengeance is His.  So who am I to seethe with anger, knowing that grace has been applied to this person for 20 years? Who am I to fantasize about revenge?  The Lord reigns supreme.  He doesn't need my help.  If He wants me to act, He'll tell me.
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