Grieving

"Ask the Lord to help you grieve for what grieves him."  Jim Denison. 

There is no side stepping this direct prayer to the Lord.  If I am going to walk in faith today, then I must be sensitive to the need around me as Christ is sensitive to the needs of others.  Question...what grieves the Lord?  Answer...Sin and disobedience

Well, I know as I grow older, I am becoming more sensitive to the younger generations God is raising up, especially since I have my first born child that is about to be 13 years old.  I set my DVR to record the MTV Music Awards that aired last week and finally got around to watching it last night.  I went to bed sad and grieving.  I talked to my wife about it and made the comment to her, "I can only imagine how sad or God is with this culture."  What a night of self gratification, self promotion and senseless arrogance.  Between the outlandish language in the songs to the sexual driven content of the night, I was just sad, and I know that our Savior is sad also.  I think this is what it means to grieve for what grieves the Lord.  But this is only one aspect that I am facing.

What about the ignoring God in our lives and not making Him known in your every day life?  What about going through the motions with your family and not leading them as a Godly husband and taking a stand for truth and righteousness?  What about knowing what God is telling you to do and disobeying him and doing what we want to do?  Guilty as charged.  We have all been there.

So, take the challenge with me today and ask this question..."Ask the Lord to help you grieve for what grieves him."

James 4:8-10 - Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.