Ready, Set…Action!
By
Elin Henderson
“Therefore preparing your minds for
action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be
brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.”
1 Peter 1:13 (ESV)
All we need now is a little film
“clapboard” snapping down and the director wearily shouting, ”Life of Elin
Henderson take 1,345…..Action!” It’s true
that sometimes our lives are like Hollywood documentaries, dramas, comedies or,
in my case, a full-on crazy musical. But in real life, we are called to
holiness and to action, especially here in I Peter. But before we get ready for
action, we need to have a few things
in place!
Number one: We must prepare our
minds for action! All action originates in the mind as a choice. Is it not true
that the battle for our lives takes place in our mind? Scripture again and again
tells us to guard our minds. It’s our thought life that often gives us the most
grief, and sooner or later thoughts turn into actions.
Number two: we have to be serious
(sober minded) about life. I love to have fun and love to laugh, but the true
question here is what is influencing me? A sober person is not under the
influence of a substance. What kind of things can influence us? Our own flesh, the
enemy, the world around us…there is no end to things that vie for the attention
of our mind. We have to be on alert and seriously focused on the ONLY true
source of influence, our God and Savior!
Finally, we need to set our hope in
the right place, on His grace! If you watch the news (or even try not to), it
doesn’t take much to get us all riled up. So much sadness, so much pain, so
little hope. Soon our minds become overwhelmed by it all. The only hope for our
own lives and the world is found in resting in HIS grace and the fact that one
day at His revelation, the wrongs will be righted and peace will come!
So, Get ready, Get serious, Get set,
and ACTION! Let our Heavenly Director use us in this world today as instruments
of holy action in the incredible script He is writing for our lives and for His
kingdom!
GOING
DEEPER:
1.
How is the
divine film production of your life going today? Need a retake, like me
sometimes?
2.
What is a
way that you can remind yourself of these simple truths: Ready, Set, Action!?
FURTHER
READING:
Oakwood’s missionaries Elin
Henderson (a registered nurse) and her husband Phil serve as church planters
with New Tribes in Mozambique, Africa.
Elin is mother to fifteen-year-old Callie and thirteen-year-old Elias.
