Godly Anguish
What a powerful way of putting it like it really is…
Ok, did anybody look at this? Was it worth putting on here? 
Note: For those of you interested, Japheth put the complete sermon on his blog . . . this is just some clips from it . . . Haven’t listened to the whole thing yet myself . . .
May 24th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
I did (watched the whole 7:04) And I have to say yes, it was worth posting because it spoke to you, even if no one else found it comment worthy… Myself, I found it to be a bit of an oxymoron, although I did like the his content. My question is when you have found yourself guilty of being concerned, of ‘just wanting to be happy”, how do you ‘move’ yourself from that state of mind to the point of being in ‘anguish’. It is not a state of mind that we can ‘choose to be in’ but rather the Holy Spirit opening our eyes to the true state and plight of mankind that will bring us to our knees… But I hardly believe that we can rest easy in the excuse that He hasn’t done it yet – am I asking Him to lay the burden on my heart? Because He WILL do it!
May 25th, 2009 at 8:27 am
I hear you Matt!! I have been thinking the same thing! But Nehemiah got on his knees and prayed to God night and day. He already was a praying man. So often I am not. I say I want the heart of God, but what I really want is His peace, His joy, His love, and don’t really want to feel the pain and anguish that He does over His lost children.
No, we cannot conjure it up ourselves. It must come from His Spirit. But am I taking the time to seek Him? I was really convicted by the whole message because so often, I do not. The loss is mine.
May 27th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
Thanks for posting! Too often I have concern but not anquish over the lost state of those around me.
May 29th, 2009 at 8:08 am
I thought it was good. I posted it on my sight too. I guess it spoke to me so that’s why I posted it.