Examining Our Excitement

I just sinned and I hate it.  Through repentance, I knew forgiveness.  I thanked God and praised Jesus.

Soon afterwards, prompted by awareness of my newfound energy, my mind switched to a dietary supplement called ageLoc Vitality.  (This stuff is the difference between quarterly sinus infections/peeling myself out of bed and more vacation days/being jump started to tackle the day.)  In my excitement, I thought of ways to help others by promoting it.  Then, I realized: it's a dietary supplement.  A dietary supplement.  Why was I so amped up about it?  Why were these little white pills more exciting to me than thoughts of Jesus, my Lord and Savior?

I examined myself... I was viewing the vitality pills with their ongoing benefits; but with Jesus, my eyes were complacently static.  The Cross is not one and done + thanks and now move on, but active intercession and unabridged access to the Giver of Life.  Transformation, gratitude, hope, eternity, glory—this is where my mind should be dwelling.

Ephesians 4:23
...be renewed in the spirit of your minds...