Being a bother
"Tell her to go away," they said, "she is bothering us with
all her begging"[The disciples to Jesus] (Matthew 15:23)
Have you ever been a bother. Ever been a pain in the neck? Ever wanted something so much that you refused to take, 'no' for an answer? There is in this Gentile woman who met Jesus a heart of desperation. A heart of passion, of humility, and of profound determination. A heart so intent on helping our daughter, her loved one, that causes her to beg, to be a nuisance, and to be a bother. This is a persistent woman, a crying woman, a broken woman who's pride she forsakes, who's fear she dashes and then from her heart and then her mouth cries out, "Lord, help me!" (Matthew 15:25).
What do you need? What do you really want? I wonder, can I, can we, will I, will we cast off the mantle of self righteousness, crush our pride, sum up our courage and run to the throne of grace? Or are we hungry enough to plead, to cry out, to weep, in private or before our friends and family? Will we allow the stiffness of pride and heart keep us from the way of the cross? A way that whispers, "deny [yourself], and take up [your] cross and follow me" (Matt. 8:34). Are we so far removed from the light of His Word that we can no longer discern the darkness of sin that so wants to crush us?
For once in your life pray and cry out to be free from the chains that holds you! Scream if you must but thrust your heart before the throne of glory and cry out, "Lord, help me!" Go there, run there and in His presence don't give in, don't give up, don't listen to the lying whispers that flow across your mind of 'how foolish you've become.' No!
What is it that you want? Do you want hatred, misery, hopelessness,
bitterness, and sadness then continue to feed your fleshy mind and you will reap the harvest that you and only you allowed!
But, if you want to change. If you want to turn. If you want "love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control" (Gal. 5:22). Then run to Jesus! Run to Jesus and run over every obstacle your mind or the naysay of others put before you. Run to Jesus and bother Him! Before the throne plead your case, shed your guilt, your shame, and your sin and free yourself to "walk in newness of life" (Romans 6:4). To walk with Him!
Have you ever been a bother. Ever been a pain in the neck? Ever wanted something so much that you refused to take, 'no' for an answer? There is in this Gentile woman who met Jesus a heart of desperation. A heart of passion, of humility, and of profound determination. A heart so intent on helping our daughter, her loved one, that causes her to beg, to be a nuisance, and to be a bother. This is a persistent woman, a crying woman, a broken woman who's pride she forsakes, who's fear she dashes and then from her heart and then her mouth cries out, "Lord, help me!" (Matthew 15:25).
What do you need? What do you really want? I wonder, can I, can we, will I, will we cast off the mantle of self righteousness, crush our pride, sum up our courage and run to the throne of grace? Or are we hungry enough to plead, to cry out, to weep, in private or before our friends and family? Will we allow the stiffness of pride and heart keep us from the way of the cross? A way that whispers, "deny [yourself], and take up [your] cross and follow me" (Matt. 8:34). Are we so far removed from the light of His Word that we can no longer discern the darkness of sin that so wants to crush us?
For once in your life pray and cry out to be free from the chains that holds you! Scream if you must but thrust your heart before the throne of glory and cry out, "Lord, help me!" Go there, run there and in His presence don't give in, don't give up, don't listen to the lying whispers that flow across your mind of 'how foolish you've become.' No!
What is it that you want? Do you want hatred, misery, hopelessness,
bitterness, and sadness then continue to feed your fleshy mind and you will reap the harvest that you and only you allowed!
But, if you want to change. If you want to turn. If you want "love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control" (Gal. 5:22). Then run to Jesus! Run to Jesus and run over every obstacle your mind or the naysay of others put before you. Run to Jesus and bother Him! Before the throne plead your case, shed your guilt, your shame, and your sin and free yourself to "walk in newness of life" (Romans 6:4). To walk with Him!
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