“Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.” – Psalm 16:11
I remember hearing people say that they could never be a Christian because that meant that their lives would be dull and boring. My assumption was that the “dull and boring” supposedly would happen once sin was not a part of one’s life. This way of thinking is based upon the belief that in order for one’s life to be exciting, it has to be free to engage in sinful activities.
I have been a Christian for a long time, and I have never found my life to be “dull and boring.” In fact, my life has been pretty amazing! I have a husband who has been faithful and true to me for more than forty years. I have been blessed with two children, who brought me great joy in life (as well as a few heartaches now and then). Now they are grown, successful, and have given me three amazing grandchildren to love and cherish. I have had blessed careers, first as a nurse, then a teacher, and now a writer. I have a church family that loves the Lord, and we serve Him together in many different and exciting ministries. I have traveled to many different places in the world, seeing the wonders of God’s creation up close. I’ve seen whales, bears, redwood trees, erupting volcanoes, and majestic waterfalls, to name just a few! I have walked in the footsteps of Jesus, experiencing the wonders of the land of Israel firsthand. I have strolled through the temple mount in Jerusalem, stood on the Mount of Olives, and sailed on the Sea of Galilee. I have been on the grounds of the synagogue in Capernaum where Jesus taught, and I have been swimming in both the Dead Sea and the Red Sea! My life has been anything BUT dull and boring!
I cannot list all the amazing experiences God has blessed me with throughout my life, and these are not anything compared to what God has planned for my future!! One day, He will call me home to heaven where there will be eternal joys of which I cannot even begin to conceive of at this time. “But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.” 1 Corinthians 2:9
Dull and boring? I think not!
I have found His grace is all complete,
He supplieth every need
While I sit and learn at Jesus’ feet
I am free, yes, free indeed!
It is joy unspeakable and full of glory,
Full of glory, full of glory,
It is joy unspeakable and full of glory
Oh, the half has never yet been told.
(from “Joy Unspeakable” by Barney Warren)
“…I am come that they might have life and that they might have it more abundantly.” John 10:10
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There is nothing more exciting than living life with Jesus!