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[kal-uhs] –adjective | 1. | made hard; hardened. |
| 2. | insensitive; indifferent; unsympathetic: They have a callous attitude toward the sufferings of others. |
| 3. | having a callus; indurated, as parts of the skin exposed to friction. |
| 4. | to make or become hard or callous. |
Pastor Noel spoke today about having a callous heart. He said that if we have a callous heart we can no longer hear the voice of God; we can no longer feel the love of God; and are no longer sensitive of his presence. As a result, we live our lives as there is no God who cares for us and coming to church now becomes a routine. He said a lot of things that made me ask a quick derivative question - Am I callous? And I guess I am callous in a way, I don't always hear from God. Many times, I don't take time to seek His face. Many times in the morning I say my quick prayers but I know in my heart I could have stayed put and listen to God. Little prayers are not going to be enough because God deserve more than our "little time" and little words". In the office I know I could have started my day talking to the Lord more. As a result of my "little prayers" I only recognize "little favor" from God. And my experience of the Lord is "little".
Little things
I remember what one basketball commentator said about basketball, he said, it's the "little things" in the game that a team does or does not do that makes the difference whether the team wins or loses. "Little things" like making the free throw, little defense, little box-out, little rebound, little patience, and little this and that. And it is the same with us as Christians, it's the "little things" that we do in our walk with God that makes the difference in our lives. "Little things " like little excuse why we can't pray or go to church in a Sunday; little business why we cannot take time to meditate on His Word; little wrong decisions who we go with; little laziness to get up in the morning to follow our committed time with the Lord; little wrong habits that hinders us to serve God in the Spirit; little negotiations with God as to why we make compromises instead of standing still in obedience; little this and that. This "little things" I think we add up to callousness. Life, after all, accumulates. And these little things here accumulates to disaster in our walk with God. So what do we do with these "little things"? The answer? - Make "little changes". Little change in habit, little change in routine make a difference in our lives.
Starting the day with thanksgiving
Imagine, in the morning, you decide to start our day with thanksgiving and just use the morning to thank God that you are still able to open your eyes and speak words that can build or destroy life. Imagine that in morning you just come to God and thank Him that you can still read and lift your hands in praise; thank Him for the blessings and the provisions that you already have and the things that are coming; thank Him for the bed that you slept in;thank Him for the air the you breathe; thank Him that you can still hear the sound of cars and jeepneys passing by or the sound your mother's call asking you to get up and start your day; thank Him for the water that you are about to use for taking a bathe; thank Him for the smell of your room..whatever that smell is. :-) thank Him for you still have the sane mind to think about Him and to worship Him; thank Him for the time He made that you can use; thank Him for day that He has made so we can start again and all the mistakes in the past is now trapped in what we call yesterdays; thank Him for giving you a heart that can love and be loved; thank Him for the people you can call family; thank Him for the place you all home; thank Him for the job you can report to; thank Him for hearing your thanksgiving; thank Him for giving His Son, Jesus because without Him your prayers will not be heard. There are many more things to thank God for. While I'm writing this blog, I am beginning to be grateful for what the Lord did. Do you think that if we start with thanksgiving, it will not make a difference in our day? It surely will. :-) ---
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