Asleep at the Wheel of Life

Matthew26:36-46

3 statements from Jesus designed to stir a sleepy soul awake:

1- “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me” (vs 39,42,44). Do you trust his will even when the cup you are drinking is one you don’t want to drink, the cup you are drinking doesn't make sense, the cup you are drinking is not your timing or your plan, the cup you are drinking is a cost you absolutely do not want to pay… when the cup is not being taken away, and not being passed off.. Do you trust God and drink? Your willingness to drink from the cup you don't understand is oftentimes the greatest ask of faith in our journey with God. The cup of communion was filled with His blood, the cup of a life in Him may have deep cost associated as well.

2- “Keep watching and praying, so that you do not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” (vs41)... If you have not trained yourself to watch and pray in night seasons, at some point a dark night of life will come upon you and you will be forced to develop this muscle. "To watch" is practicing discernment and awareness of what is around you... "to pray" is to communicate with God in such a way that you're strengthened by His nearness even if the feeling is weakness. Your spirit must be strengthened to take control of your life, because your foes will always be weak when the temperature of trials rises.

3- “Yet not as I will, but as You will.”(vs 39,42, 44)... the foundation of every argument we have, every question we have, every reason to walk away… my will or His. Peter was falling asleep with his will, before he was using his will power to aggressively deny his walk with Jesus. We don't go from disciple to denial on the surface of our lives without a deep war internally of his will vs ours. Our will must be submitted before his will can sanctify. Our will must be purified, before his will can teach us to abide. This is not a one time test either, rather a life-time of his will or mine is a part of the journey.. But if we put his will above our own, drink from the cup we don’t want to drink, and stay awake and in prayer, there is remembrance of how we lived.