all or nothing

"If you come to Me,
then I will restore you--
Before Me you will stand;
and if you extract the precious from the worthless,
You will become My spokesman."
Jeremiah 15:19

That's what the Christian life is all about..sorting out that which is precious and pursing it among the mountains and mountains of what is worthless. Pursing peace...pursing humility. Forgiveness. Dying to self. Putting others before us, in that we do not even think of our own needs and desires before their own. Choosing these things is one thing, and realizing that the other things are WORTHLESS is another. Self-gratification. Money, pride, possessions. Selfishness, grudges, being heard and getting what we want...being recognized, being valued, being impressive.

We don't see any middle ground in this passage...there is that which is precious and that which is worthless...no lukewarm or "on the fence." The Lord says SO many times in the Bible that He desires all of us or nothing at all, not half-hearted surrenders or nonchalant comittments.

Each day we seek to spend our time, our energy, our hearts, our passions, our gifts, our money, and our words on that which is precious to the Lord, and precious to the kingdom...but are so often caught up with the chaffe! Please keep praying for us, that HIS plan for Haiti, HIS call for our lives, and HIS desires for our ministry would be all that we seek.