tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594466655926701168.post1406884741324994173..comments2024-01-20T06:33:12.603-08:00Comments on Created to Give God Glory: Where Is Your Cross?Created to Give God Gloryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17298394573836878999noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594466655926701168.post-72498531169220105712012-10-22T09:29:42.861-07:002012-10-22T09:29:42.861-07:00The cross we carry puts everything in perspective....The cross we carry puts everything in perspective. In the cross we care for others. We don't care for others before picking up our own crosses. We care for others with the cross on our backs.Created to Give God Gloryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17298394573836878999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594466655926701168.post-90268922917365717952012-10-19T10:21:05.652-07:002012-10-19T10:21:05.652-07:00This caught my heart. It reminded me a it of the P...This caught my heart. It reminded me a it of the Parable of the Sower and the seed which fell among the thorns. It was not persecution that was the problem, it was the cares of this world etc. and their pursuit, resulting in fruitlessness.<br /><br />(Of course, I've been thinking about that parable this week, so that may be why it came to mind. ) <br /><br />But that visual of the dropped crosses... Just grabs my heart.<br /><br />And I wonder how many of us drop our crosses in an effort to do the right thing. <br /><br />It occurs to me--as I've been sitting for a few minutes, turning this over and seeking the Spirit's wisdom on this--that the Lord makes a way for us to continue to carry our cross AND care for those ones who have been assigned to us. It is not either/or. Jesus looked after His mother while UPON the cross.<br /><br />If we drop our cross to tend t the cares of this world, it is because we have chosen to disconnect our hearts from Jesus and focus elsewhere-->rather than care for others through Him, keeping our heart's focus secure.<br /><br />Ahh, but to live that out in real time, that is tricky part. sigh. At least for me.<br /><br />Deb Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com