Lately, almost everyday has been filled with breakdowns. It never fails for something to cease to work the way it was meant to. When an object (or a person) does not do what I know it is supposed to do, I get frustrated, and - on the right day - down right mad. I can't seem to get a grip on anything because I can't make plans based on how things are supposed to work.That same way of life repeats itself in the people and communities around us. People fail us, and we fail them.
There is only one remedy that I have found for all of the avoidable malfunctions in life, and that remedy is me. I am not putting myself ahead or in place of Christ. That is not the point that I am trying to make. What I am trying to say is that in laying down my life for Christ's sake, I can pick it back up again because of His redeeming love.
John 10:17-18"For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from my Father."
Often times, I think we fail to do more than tell God our sins and feel guilty about them for awhile. Those actions are good responses that have biblical roots, but they can easily turn into a meaningless, Godless cycle. All we do is lay our lives down before God, and leave them to fall apart in the dust. Basically, we just dump everything on God, and then try to enjoy the freedom of salvation. We're only imitating Christ halfway. We desperately need to take our lives back up and find ways to boldly impact the communities we live in. And we need to do it all for God.
Jesus knew how badly out of shape the world was, so He provided people with a way to get their lives back. He called it being born again - a chance to live life over and live it right. So what I am saying is that when both everything and everyone fails us, we don't have to fail them. We know the way to live because of Christ, and living like Christ means saving the world.
About Me
- Tim
- I believe in God and that Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world - the only Way to Heaven. I am His disciple and every moment of my life is in His hands. He's constantly teaching me and molding me into the man I am meant to be. I am compelled by His love and ruled by His peace. And my goal is to teach that same love and peace to others through my own daily living. Only the love of Jesus can give a person worth and make a life valuable.
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