This video was done by Answers In Genesis and is a timely and powerful testimony to the world we live in today and the calling of God upon our lives. We were not born to this time to be comfortable or to chase after materialism. We were put here in this time to shine the light of Christ to a dying world. I am not suggesting that having a good life is a bad thing but the days are clearly very short and our purpose should not be on material gain and a comfy life. It's a bit longer than most videos I post. It is roughly an hour in length. yes, yes, in this late hour, we have His Word, saying: For a little while longer, so short is the time of Grace among My little lights upon the earth soon to be caught up . . Lord, we pray, cause us 'to be still and know that You are God teaching us more, how and why the flesh profits nothing. As well, we ask, we pray amidst the busy (dis)tractions coming from the enemy's evil bent agenda, how long shall it be, Abba will You stay patient while the Bridegroom patiently waits also for Your announcement, "Son go fetch Your Bride" . ~ ~. yes, Jesus, may the Lovely wedding ceremony begin . . We are feeling soooooooooo ready, Father . . draw us closer each day, in frequency of prayer keeping us wide-eyed and not too weary to look up for You, Jesus and Your great and most wonderful appearing . . . . Amen ~ This is the time it is... And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.…Mk 16 At minimum, prayer for all the Lost in all the earth To me, it can be difficult to find that balance between: (1) making wise decisions for safety and provisions for myself, my family (and any extended family etc.) whom He has now or may ask you to care for in the future & resisting the temptation to focus on acquiring & keeping personal comfort above all for myself and my loved ones and (2)being focused on the Lord Himself and His work- what is He doing in the hearts and souls of these people (family relationships, etc. in your life) that you can, yes pray specifically for & maybe directly encourage them in the growth of their faith in Him...and how can we be involved in His work to draw to Himself the lost people we come in contact with... Rest and restoration (even recreation) is good and important and there is no sin in being comfortable, but Holy Spirit is the Comforter Who is with us always & everywhere- God doesn't need our help to manipulate situations and circumstances to continually try to create our own or others' comfort...the temptation is real: to become self-centered and even lazy, or busy only in trying to take control to create results we desire into our own hands instead of letting go into our Heavenly Father's... i don't want to be ashamed at His coming - i'd rather be fruity! Seek first the Kingdom of God is very convicting to me as once again we begin house hunting...i don't want to be distracted from my Savior...but we have to learn to be in communion with Him while continuing to live in this world as long as we are here... the closer we come to know and love Him, though, the more we are submissive~ in loving trust~ to Him living His life in and through us as He changes our perspectives, attitudes, thoughts, and therefore words and actions as well. from Psalm 37 & commentary & Strong's... Trust in Yahweh/The Self-Existent and do good; dwell in the land and feed on His faithfulness. Delight yourself in The Eternal and He will give you the desires of your heart.... ~as we draw near to Him and He draws near to us, our desires will be shaped by His plans for our good, the good of others, and most of all for His glory~ After rereading my original post I want to add clarity to my comment " I am not suggesting that having a good life is a bad thing but the days are clearly very short and our purpose should not be on material gain and a comfy life" so it isn't misinterpreted and doesn't come off as preachy. God requires us to live in this modern day Babylonian society and He has given us many good things. But good things should not be our main focus. We should be thankful for what has been given us but we need to remember that this world is dying and we need to be aware that we are called to be a light in this diseased and dying world. I too often lose focus of this and get caught up in my own life, needs, desires, failing to see the needs of others, especially their need for Jesus and the time is short. We clearly see the proverbial writing on the wall.
