On letting go

Job said, ‘the Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away. May the name of the Lord be glorified.’

Job had everything, and he lost everything, literally. But he was still concerned about glorifying Lord’s name. How true, we came to the earth empty handed and naked, and will be leaving empty handed and naked. But we concern very much that we may loose what we seem to have in our hands. Job (source of income), family and friends, positions and reputations, posessions like car and house, our comfort zone, skills and knowledge, literally everything that has been added unto us.

The more we have the greater fear of losing them. And this truly can hinder our focus and service unto the Lord.

But the season is coming, that the heart of each ones will be tested once again by the Lord. Am I willing to give up what seems to be so dear to me for the sake of the kingdom? If anything other than kingdom has became more precious to us, we have lost the kingdom already. Fix your eyes beyond what you can see only in physical realm. If God allows something to be so dear to me just to take away, just to teach me the lesson of giving up for the Lord, I have no right to blame him. Rather, I should thank the Lord for the privilage of experience the pain of Jesus.

Isn’t he the one who gave up his throne up in his kingdom ( comfort ), and became a servant down on earth ( position ) , from having everything to having nothing (source of power, posession), and willing to bear the momentary seperation from The Father whom he has never been seperated from the creation of the universe (family). Not only that, he’s suffered a humiliation, betrayer, even an innocent death.

I am his follower.

I pray it be not only with my lips but with my life and action.