Sunday, March 16, 2008

Am I like Peter?

I don't know if I will ever be called to offer my life as a sacrifce for Christ. Would I deny Him? I think not but then I think about Peter. He said he would never leave Him but looked what happened when he was put to the test.
I think about how we are called to be a witness for Christ every minutes of the day and how many times I deny Him. I deny Him by not letting people in front of me in traffic, being rude to the obnoxious telemarketer, or the slow check-out clerk, or the inexperienced mechanic, need I go on. We all have experiences everyday that we could turn in to a Christ-acknowledging experience if we choose to.
Now I can't shop in Wal-mart without God pushing my buggy!! I will turn in to the ugliest person you have ever seen. I know that Satan lives there, and just waits for me to show up so I will deny Christ and sure as the world I turn in to someone who walks off and leaves her full buggy at the check-out , muttering under my breath about how this is the reason I don't shop at Wal-mart. Now I might have made a point, but for who? I am sure Satan chalked one up for me on his blackboard. Thanks be to God that I got that one erased from His chart by confessing to Him that I let my pride get the better of me. I thought, how dare they hold me up, me of all people, just for a price check. Anyway, can't go back until I do some serious pray time with my Coach. I failed to acknowlege Christ that day for sure.

I had a road rage attack the other day and was actually playing chicken with a man in a Toyota truck because he was riding in the middle of the road so I would have to get behind him when we merged into a one lane road up ahead. I am now sure he was doing it for the safety of the workers but I just had one thought in my head, Who does he think he is telling me when to merge into traffic"? I found myself inching up beside him with the intentions of forcing him into the right lane where he would be stuck. I am just glad that my Jesus fish sticker was on the back of jeep where he couldn't see because I am sure it was floating upside down since I was denying Christ big time that day. Another trip back to chalkboard for me, I just hope God doesn't use up all His erasers this month.
I have realized that I am denying Christ every time I gossip, make jokes about people, tell little lies or lie by omission, you know "the well you didn't ask me that!! " lie. I is sad how many ways I can find to deny Christ everyday in the seemingly little thing but at the end of the day they add up to one big thing--Did I deny Christ today? Most days I have to check yes by that one.