This has the potential to be a long post so I'm sorry in advance.
During bible study on Friday we covered the events leading up to Jesus arrest and there was a passage where Jesus told the disciples that one of them will betray him, and each said "surely not I." Of course we know that Judas Iscariot was the betrayer, and a hypocrite for saying that, but the interesting parallel drawn from that was that as Christians we think that we are not that bad, and we say surely not I. Are we hypocrites? Perhaps not in the same league as Judas, but similar nonetheless.
When Jesus was praying on the hill alone before his arrest, he prayed three times. He knew what was going to happen, and what had to be done, but he still persevered in prayer to God. Do we ever show such perseverance in all situations, especially those where we know the end result, or we know what ought to be done. I feel so ashamed.
Finally the spirit is willing, but the body is weak. My own insight on this is that we often know what is right, and what is to be done, but we lack discipline, we lack motivation, we lack perseverance.
"She sat alone in her cell feeling helpless and in despair. She yearned for him to come, to burst through those metal bars and carry her out, but she knew he didn't know where she was. She didn't know how much more she could stand, the other prisoners screaming and yelling. The pressure was building up, and each minute felt like one closer to disappointment. Had he really no idea what was going on in her mind, after all that they had been through?
He started at the entrance of the castle, and fought his way up. He knew that she had to be at the top, thats where the princesses were always held, but he had no idea. He kept fighting his way through pushing the guards aside one after the other, until finally he reached a hall with two doors. Which one should he choose!!If only she were here to help him figure it out, but he was on his own this time."
I'm sorry.
