First, God.God is the subject of life. God is foundational for living. If we don't have a sense of the primacy of God, we will never get it right, get life right, get our lives right. Not God at the margins; not God as an option; not God on the weekends. God at the center and circumference; God first and last; God, God, God.
- Eugene H.Peterson
Just let that sink in for a moment.
Jesus doesn't want to be your part-time Jesus, he wants to be your all, he came so that he could be your all.
God should be our all-consuming passion and we should have genuine joy about it!
Yet we fit him into our schedule, I'll talk to you during my Quiet Time Jesus, life is pretty sweet at the moment, so I don't think I'll pray today, plus I'm pretty tired, but you understand right? I'll sing to you on Sunday Jesus, I'll feel your presence on Sunday Jesus, other than that i'm going to live my life.
Let's get one thing straight, We have life - because of Him.
Jesus is meant to be our life, because life it best when we're in continual relationship with him - because He is life!
The Good Life is the God Life and the God Life is the Good Life.
You can't separate life from God anymore than you can separate good from God! So if you want to experience robust life as God intened it to be, you need to walk with Him everyday.
I'm sure you've heard this before but hey, what's one more time ?
" You were made by God for God " and unitll you realize that - you'll be wondering around a fair bit.
The Good Life is the God Life and the God Life is the Good Life.
You can't separate life from God anymore than you can separate good from God! So if you want to experience robust life as God intened it to be, you need to walk with Him everyday.
I'm sure you've heard this before but hey, what's one more time ?
" You were made by God for God " and unitll you realize that - you'll be wondering around a fair bit.
Jesus is your life time partner - Mat 28:20 (Jesus speaking to his diciples) "I will be with you as you do this, day after day after day, right up to the end of age".
Talk to him when you're walking between classes, on your lunch break, on your drive home, put on some worship music and just praise him. Thank him throughout your day. Study his word, every day not every now and then.
You can feel his presence all the time - not just on sunday for 1-2 hours at church. You can read his word any time, not just at wednesday bible study, you can sing his praises in more places than church. Talk to him when you're walking between classes, on your lunch break, on your drive home, put on some worship music and just praise him. Thank him throughout your day. Study his word, every day not every now and then.
Jesus never signed up to be part-time he signed up to be ALL time!
" Prayer or talking with the Lord is not a way of reminding HIM that we love him...but a way of reminding US that HE LOVES US completely and unconditionally " - Irene Ramos
Pray this prayer:
Jesus, as I seek you with all my heart, I pray that I will find you. Holy Spirit I pray that you would make me sensitive throughout my day to the presence of God. I pray that you would help me O Lord to turn to you throughout the day, so that I may be in continual relationship with you. In Jesus Name I pray. Amen.
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Jesus at the center of it all? - You bet!
