One Thing is all that Matters!

Hockey Season is in full swing. Well at least pre-season and the CAPS are 4-0. Always good to see the guys play well. Looking forward to this Friday, Oct 3 2008 – They take on the Flyers. Also it is a good friend of mine – Trip – birthday. Happy Birthday, Trip.

I just finished reading a great book, Heavenly Man. It is about Brother Yun, a Chinese Christian who endures a glorious persecuted life for Jesus. He is a true Jesus person. I call him a Jesus person because they had no affiliation. Matter a fact he writes in his book that the Chinese house churches were unified until westerners came with our agendas and interpretations. This caused a division in the house churches. Brother Yun was able to reunite many of the networks and at one time counted for 58 million Christians. The stories of God’s grace and the in breaking power of the kingdom our mind stretching.

As I read it – it made me think about my worldview and what I really hold as important. What defines my life? What gives me meaning? Personal meaning can be defined as the degree which people’s lives make emotional sense and to which demands confronted by them are perceived as being worthy of energy and commitment. Worthy of energy and commitment? Emotionally healthy or balanced.

Even though Brother Yun spent long years in prison, he was abused, tortured, and broken, but he held a personal sense of purpose and direction. His family went long periods of times with the same clothes and very little or nothing to eat. All his families’ belongings were taken by the Chinese police. They spent most of their time moving around to avoid being arrested. He slept during the day and ministered all night long.

Very chaotic life yet he found personal meaning. I think had this centered life even in the midst of chaos because of one love. He loved One greater then anything else. As I said above, a true Jesus person, he prayed, fasted and cried out only to be closer to God and for God to have mercy on China. Simple payers.

I think I need to simplify my prayer life. Focus my life on One thing. To desire One more then anything else. Brother Yun’s book is very challenging but I highly recommend it to everyone. Especially if you are looking for the One thing to give you hope, peace, joy – true salvation.

Rev 2:2-5
2I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked men, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false. 3You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary. 4Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love. 5Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.