"Jim's attitude was Esther's: 'If I perish, I perish' " (p.33).
How often do I weigh the cost of obedience? I think to myself "if I obey, it will cost me this...if I disobey, it will cost me this," as if obedience were an option. Jim modeled early in his life, a mentality of obedience at any cost - he did not have a cost-benefit mentality. If obedience was going to cost him everything - he was ready to pay it, because first and foremost, His whole allegiance belonged to his King. This is the proper attitude of the disciple of Christ that I want to imitate: uncompromising obedience to my King. May my attitude in my daily life toward my daily decisions be uncompromising obedience - and if I'm tired b/c of lack of sleep, then I am tired; if I miss out on an opportunity to advance myself somehow, then I miss out; if I perish, I perish...
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heh, sorry Jeff...I ordered the book but I don't know if it's going to come anytime soon =_= I think I will be able to finish it before winter break ends though...
ReplyDeleteAh man...so you won't be able to make any posts?
ReplyDeleteHow's everybody else doing? Have people been reading? Why no posts?
LOL YO JEFFFF! God dropped by my house today and gave me this wonderful package. He gave me a free Shadow of the Almight book... but he asked me to pay for shipping cost... 14.99$
ReplyDeleteits so expensive to recieve gifts from heaven :'( haha