"To live a remote, retired, secluded life is the antipodes of spirituality as Jesus Christ taught it. We want to use prayer and Bible reading for the purpose of retirement. We utilize God for the sake of getting peace and joy, that is, we do not want to realize Jesus Christ, but only our enjoyment of Him." (Oswald Chambers)
antipodes: the direct opposite of something. (in case anybody did not know)
We have had our 10 year old (soon to be 11) grandson, with us this week . It has been a week of play for us, which we both like. We were on the golf course, the tennis courts, the tandem bike, and in the pool. We played on the Wii, we played Phase 10, multiple times, we worked Sudoku puzzles together. It was a fun 4 days, and I really enjoyed him being here. I like the play aspect and, probably even more, the relationship that we can have together.
It seems as if Chambers is speaking of the same things in his reading today. He speaks of retirement, not of a sitting and resting mode, but an active one, one that is engaged in a relationship with Him, and relationships with others.
I must confess that I like to be active, but I also confess that it is mostly play and not the more serious stuff, and I doubt that God will be overly impressed with my golf score.
I've got the active part down pretty well, now to work on the stuff in the active life style that really matters.
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