Growing up I thought my life was one of ease, a life of self in which I tried to control everything, and a life spent living out the moment. As I grew up…..So much changed! As a friend of mine once said, "How's that working for you?"
I had to embrace difficulty, care for others and surrender to a greater cause, and learn the life of the eternal instead of the temporary. I was searching, hoping that one day someone would call me to an adventure worth dying for. I wasn't searching for God to take me to heaven, but hopes that there was more to this life, than just existing. I was looking for someone I could follow. It wasn't until I found Jesus at age 25 that I found the One I wanted to be like.
In becoming more like Jesus.. the Shift from who I thought I was became much more dramatic than one could imagine. What If!? Is that possible!?
Jon Tyson explains so well: Jesus left the ease of Heaven to embrace the difficulty of earth and of the cross; Jesus humbled and emptied himself, and he lived for others, not just himself; Jesus moved into a life of obscurity for us; Jesus surrendered, not trying to remain in control of his situation; and Jesus lived for eternal rewards, not a temporary reality.
Wow! As Mary said, “May it be done unto me!”
Father, empower me today to surrender to Your Will, Discipline Grace and Joy of Living fully Alive! Amen.
