So, I was thinking the other night that dedicating your life to Christ is like getting a MS degree....go with me for a second.
Let's say you want to get a MS in Volume at ABC-U. You meet with the admissions director and they say the requirements for this degree are that you must have a BS degree in Preview, take an additional course called Plug and it costs $100,000 and you can only get help with 20% of the cost.
You think YIKES that's a lot of money even with help. You tell the counselor, "thanks for your time" and that you need to go home to think about it.
So you start thinking of all the things you could do with your degree if you had it and all of the places it could take you and begin to get discouraged.
You turn on your computer and in your inbox is a message from XYZ-Tech titled "We'll payYOU for getting a degree". You've never heard of them and the title sounds great so you open it up. The message doesn't say much other than the title and a phone number. You call & make and appointment. When you get there, it's the most beautiful, top-notch building you've ever seen. Everyone looks like models and in the parking lot there's nothing but $80,000 cars. The rep says "yes, we'll pay you $2000 when you sign up to go to school, we'll give you an apartment & a brand new car to drive because we don't want you to be worried about money, we just want you to focus on XYZ".
Well, shoot this sounds like the deal of a lifetime! And you go home to weigh out your options and being the savvy shopper that you are you look for reviews.
Lo & behold, you find that XYZ does pay you the $200,000 when you sign the admissions documents. They will give you the keys to an apartment with your name on the lease and the keys to a brand new car with your name on the bill of sale. What they didn't tell you is that, the money is to be paid back at 48% interest, is paid in installments over the next 40 years which is about $400 per month. The apartment rent and car payment are your responsibility starting the following month and they will cost you about $5000 per month.
You see, the devil makes everything appear so beautiful, easy & fun, yet when you look deeper and talk to someone that walked that way before you, you'll find that no, it's not at wonderful and it seems.
With ABC-U you had to have an undergraduate degree (as to be saved) and then you had to take a course at $100,000 (live according to the WORD) and only get help with a portion of it (others can pray for you & support you by not tempting you). You paying the 80% is you doing the heavy lifting - not subjecting yourself to areas that encourage you to sin or participate in "weight-y activities". Now of course you never really "graduate" until after death because this is a lifetime of coursework. Your cap & gown and ceremony are when you hear
"His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’" Matthew 25:23 NIV
I shared this with my hubby last night and we had a pretty good dialogue. Maybe I should have started blogging this a few days ago when I had the aha.
...just my thoughts
