"Jesus Christ comes and says—‘Sleep on now, that opportunity is lost for ever, you cannot alter it, but arise and go to the next thing.’" - My Utmost for his Highest.
When the apostles slept through Jesus' anguished prayer time, He woke them up twice to no avail. They needed to stay awake for His sake and theirs. Their friend and master was facing death and they were on the threshold of the worst heartbreak of their lives. They should have been preparing in prayer, in spiritual training camp, but like me (more often than I care to admit) they slept. How would Jesus respond?
"Get up guys, let us go to the next thing." Wow!! No berating, no chastising, no guilt-tripping or sage advice. Rather, like Chambers said, (I paraphrase) "You missed it, but do not get bogged down by your failure, get up and throw all into the next thing." I want that heart! I berate myself at every turn and often so much I have no steel to keep moving. Like Paul said, "Forgetting what is behind I press forward." We goofed today, so prepare to turn the trend tomorrow. "Arise and go to the next thing," he said. What love!
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