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Being self-absorbed, self-pitying, self-illusioned really makes gospel opportunities impossible to see. Who knew that pure self-interest was the harshest kind of slavery?

I frequently forget the message. The weight. The truth. The freedom purchased. Father, help me remember. Help me see rightly again.
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It's really funny (ironic?) though. As a guy aspiring to be a pastor, I sometimes let myself become disillusioned to the truth that life here really is fallen ... to the point that even the most beautiful and precious things in all the world are longing to be set free. It's hard to take in and confront sometimes. But there are conversations with people, statuses you read, relationships broken that remind you that people simply need Jesus. He really is the only hope we have. Spirit, magnify the good news of the Son.