Wednesday, 27 October 2010

A Day in the Life of Jesus

About two thousand years ago one lovely autumn morning, a boy named Jesus rolled out of bed. He stretched out wide and opened his bedroom window. A cool refreshing breeze swept into his room as the sun streamed through and made him squint slightly. It was his thirteenth birthday and his father had promised him the day off work. He was sure his father would find a way of getting him into the workshop at some point. He smiled at the thought.

He thought it would be great to just have a restful morning and then go out with his friends later on in the day. His best pal Mark had promised they would go to the town center and see some sights. He looked forward to that!

Just as he was thinking about what fun things to do for his birthday, he noticed a woman walk past his house. She was walking rather strangely and was bent over. It was obvious that walking was a really difficult task for her as she literally dragged herself along, unable to look up as she walked.

He watched as she made her way slowly along the path in front of his house. He watched as the oncoming pedestrians avoided her, seeing as she could not see them. He watched and he was hurt by the fact that she could not even look up to see the lovely sunrise and appreciate the lovely autumn scenery all around. All she could see was the dust of the ground. All she could feel was the pain in her back as she shuffled along

His heart winced in pain as he reached out to her - only in his mind - he reached out and touched her and she stood up straight - only in his mind. Just now, he could do nothing. He had all the power, all the potential, all the reason to do something to help this woman, but he couldn’t.

He understood that there was such a thing as the right time for his gift and ability to find expression. 'Seventeen more years,' he thought. 'What a long wait!'

I think of this that Jesus would have very likely experienced before he started his ministry and I see a case for delaying gratification. Jesus definitely would not have wanted to heal the woman for his gratification; it would have been for her restoration. But we can learn from Him just how possible it is to delay expressing our abilities and potential until the right time.

I say this in the context of delaying gratification where sex is concerned. It sounds impossible, but it can be done, it's just probably a bit difficult. We are human - Christian or not - and are subject to having emotional feelings and indeed sexual urges. What's more, we are spirits and are able to put these feelings and urges under control; especially with help from God's Holy Spirit.
So when you feel like you just can’t handle the pressure, remind yourself - if Jesus could hold back his potential, gifting and power for thirty years of his life till the right time came for manifestation, then you too can delay your sexual gratification till the right time and the right person - in Marriage

Remember, if God says you can, you can!
Shalom

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