me/being dumb

18When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side of the lake. 19Then a teacher of the law came to him and said, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."
20Jesus replied, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head."

21Another disciple said to him, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father."

22But Jesus told him, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead."



okay sooo i have 15 minutes but i want to talk about this. i want to think about thisss. this passage is titled "the cost of following jesus" which makes sense because it talks about how if we are to be like jesus, we will also come to realize we have no place to lay our head either. yesyes
but the teacher of the law that approaches jesus is what makes me think- he came to him and said that he would be willing to follow jesus wherever he went. but i feel like the guy thought he could have both, which can't happen. derrr. i feel like i do this a lot. i'm so ready to just throw everything down and follow jesus with all i have but day to day i just can't let go of the stupid stuff that i want to bring with me. let the spiritually dead bury their dead- let those who have not been called forth carry on in their lives doing what they think is best according to their own insight.


LOOKED UP THIS THING
IT IS COOL/IT HELPS/THIS IS ME. REMEMBER LOT'S WIIIIIFE

http://www.cgg.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/Library.sr/CT/BQA/k/164/Why-Did-Jesus-Say-Let-Dead-Bury-Their-Own-Dead-Matthew-822.htm

The context of Christ's statement reveals that He offers this man an opportunity to participate in His ministry and become a teacher of the way that leads to eternal life (see Luke 9:59-60). When this man says that he first had to go and bury his father, Christ tells him to let the "dead" (those unaware of spiritual matters) bury their dead, "and you go and preach the Kingdom of God" (verse 60).

Was Christ telling this man not to attend his father's funeral? No. A funeral usually takes only a short time, and Christ continually shows that Christians are to have compassion and show proper respect for others. In fact, Luke provides a short account of His own reaction at meeting a funeral procession during His ministry (Luke 7:11-15).

Why, then, does Christ answer this man in such a way? He realizes that the man is only making excuses. Probably, the young man's father was an elderly man who would likely die soon. This man, leaning on his father's condition, tries to put off the responsibility that Christ offers to him. Obviously, his priorities are not based on faith and serving God first (Matthew 6:33). If he wanted to, he could find a way, without showing any disrespect, to have his father cared for and still serve God. Thus, Christ tells him to let the spiritually dead—those who were not being called (Ephesians 2:1)—continue to live their lives as seems best to them.

This account illustrates how we should not let undue concern over physical matters distract us from serving God once He has called us to His work (John 6:44, 65). The parable of the sower in Mark 4:14-20 relates a similar principle. As Jesus says to another disciple in Luke's account, "No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God" (Luke 9:62).




cool talk
gonna go 2 class
i am addicted to not sleeping. went to bed at 5am woke at 8:30 ugh. i feel fine though- but i am realizing i have been getting super emotional lately and that's NOT GOOD :( last night sorted some things out with Hannah that we really needed to talk about. kind of broke down and said a lot of weird stuff. kind of finding out more about myself in a bad way. i don't know if it's for the better or if Satan is just trying his best to tear me down. he is definitely trying to get between Hannah and me, especially on my side, though. i hate this. i should probably get some sleep to protect my mind :(

just want to learn more and be transparent. wanna love moooreee