BBD 05.30.03 Running Over Yourself
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05.30.03
Running Over Yourself
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of
your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect
will of God. - Romans 12:2.
Martin Loechmeyer (36 years old) of Graz, Austria had a little problem on
his way to the highway. His car ran over him. Of course the car had a
little help. Martin started his car but then remembered he had forgotten
his cell phone and went back into the house for it. When he came back
outside he was shocked to see his car rolling down the driveway toward the
busy highway. Martin thinking quickly ran in front of the rolling car and
threw himself onto the hood. But he slid under the car and the car broke
three of his ribs and caused some leg injuries. The car? It eventually
crashed into a tree a few hundred feet from the driveway.
There probably was some humor after reflection on the thought of trying to
actually stop a rolling car weighing some two thousand pounds or so. Maybe
Martin will be able to laugh about this in a year or so after he gets well
(or maybe not!). When we ignore God's warnings it is just like throwing
ourselves in front of a moving car to be run over. It will hurt! It will
cause damage! It is completely avoidable!
God makes it clear over and over that to live in a way that the "world"
would have us to live is just asking for trouble. As the apostle Paul
writes we should "not be conformed any longer to the pattern of this world."
Instead we should allow our lives to be transformed by the Word of God and
the resources of God. Then we will see the good and perfect will of God be
fulfilled in our lives.
It really is a clear choice, not an easy choice but a clear choice that we
have. We can do what the world and the flesh wants and get run over or we
can do what God wants and see His amazing, wondrous, marvelous will be
brought about in our lives. Before you throw yourself in front of any more
cars it just might be the time to think about the choice that you have and
the consequences of what you choose.
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