What if, for twenty-four hours, God wakes up in your bed, walks in your shoes, lives in your house, assumes your schedule? Your boss becomes His boss, your mother becomes his mother, your pains becomes His pain? With one exception, nothing about your life changes.
Your health does not change. Your circumstances do not change. Your schedule isn't altered. Your problems aren't solved. Only one change occurs.
What if, for one day and one night, God lives your life with His heart? Your heart gets the day off, and your life is led by the heart of Christ. His priorities govern your actions. His passions drive your decisions. His love directs your behaviour.
What would you be like? Would people notice a change? Your family- would they see something new? Your coworkers- would they sense a difference? What about the less fortunate? Would you treat them the same? And your friends? Would they detect more joy? How about your enemies? Would they receive more mercy from Christ's heart than from yours?
And you? How would you feel? What alterations would this transplant have on your stress level? Your mood swings? Your temper? Would you sleep better? Would you see Death differently? Taxes differently? Any chance you'd need fewer aspirin? How about your reaction to traffic delays? Would you still dread what you are dreading? Better yet, would you still do what you are doing?
Would you still do what you had planned to do for the next twenty-four hours? Pause and think about your schedule. Oligations. Engagements. Outings. Appointments. With God taking over your heart, would anything change?
Adjust the lens of your imagination until you have a clear picture of God leading your life, then snap the shutter and frame the image. What you see is what God wants. He wants you to "think and act like Christ Jesus" (Phil. 2:5)
From: JUST LIKE JESUS by Max Lucado
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