There is a concept in chemistry known as the ideal gas equation. Not to get scientific over here (I do get there sometimes LOL) but this concept assumes that in a container, the volume of gases remain negligible and the gases have no interactions with each other.
Now there is another theory which
suggests that assuming the container the gas occupies is small, it is
impossible to ignore the volume of the gas and definitely, there will be some
level of interaction amongst the gases.
In essence, the lesson from this illustration
is, although there is an ideal way a substance ought to behave, certain
external influences tend to affect the expected behaviour.
What does this have to do with
today’s reflection, madame?
Starting life as a Christian
came with a number of ideal expectations. We are blessed with a myriad of
Christian examples of peoples’ walk with the Lord and oftentimes, we seek to
model our relationships after theirs.
We see:
Ideal ways to commune with God…
Ideal ways to walk with God…
Ideal ways to do a lot of things…
And so all our lives, we find
ourselves trying to measure up with this individual’s way of living because we
assume that’s the only way.
We fail to realise that as
uniquely as each one of us was created, our walk with the Lord is equally as
unique and peculiar to us. When God sees you, He sees YOU. Not John, not
Samantha, not Ekua and certainly not Joseph. He sees you.
Mind you, it doesn’t mean skip reading or studying your Bible,
having your Quiet Time, spending time fellowshipping with the Lord, skipping
fellowship with the brethren or soaking in some good sermons. Certainly not
what I mean. These are avenues which help us in our walk with the Lord and help
us become more and more like Jesus.
I want to draw our attention to the simple fact that the people whose
walk with God we so admire and for which reason we are so bending over
backwards to become like are not us. They don’t have our genetic composition,
our schedule and their purpose certainly differs from ours.
We are not in their lives to see
everything for what it truly is.
My question really is, why are
you trying so hard to be someone you are not? You are a Masterpiece.
1Peter 2:9 says you are a chosen
race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation a people for His own possession; that
you may show forth the excellence of
Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
I am asking that you don’t be too
hard on yourself.
I am asking that you seek God
concerning your walk and relationship with Him and ask Him how your walk should
be like?
Take it from someone who as
struggled to have the perfect relationship with the Lord. Bending over
backwards to fit a particular construct of how my walk or routine with God
should be like.
Remember
what I shared yesterday on “the perfect start”? (please check it out here) God really cares about our walk with Him
and is committed to making our relationship with Him work. God bless you.
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