Look at a coin. Turn it around. Are there 2 different faces? Many times in our lives, we put on 2 faces too. For some, they will put on a happy face when they are with their friends and an impatient face when they are with their parents. For some, they will put on a “Holier-then-thou” face in church and an “Evilier-then-you” look outside the church. What about you? What face do you present to others when you are in church? Do you present it differently to others when you are outside church? Many people associate Jesus's transfiguration with holiness. Imagine the lightings, clouds and everything. Woah, his clothes turned DAZZLING white in front of Peter, John and James! This must surely be the Son of God! the disciples were amazed. However, the whole epsiode left them more confused then amazed when Jesus told them not to tell anyone what they had saw until he had risen from the dead. Why must the glory of God be told only after Jesus has risen from the dead? I'm more confused. Why must holiness be associated only after death?
Many times, we are only concerned about showing a 'holy face' in church compounds and forgetting our 'holy face' outside the church. We are more concerned about glorification and people praising us for spending so much time in church that we forget about our responsibilities towards our friends, families, studies and work. Simply put, we only carry our cross within the church while we forgo the cross in our own personal life. Even Abraham was not called to sacrifice his son.
For you this Lent, what 3 qualities would you try to change to enable you to carry the cross in your own personal life? Etc: Being more patient with my parents is definately top of my list! Write them down and commit to changing them for the rest of Lent. Put them at a place where you will see them first thing in the morning and last thing before you sleep. A committment once fulfilled for 30 days will become a habit.
Are you committed to this change?
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