It's the semestral break. I got tons of time to sit down and think, and spend much of those thinking moments with my Savior, alone. It's not always sunshine and butterflies when you've chosen to follow Him, and one must never expect it to be easy always.
Human as I am, I am not perfect, but I hold on to the fact that I have Jesus in my life and I always have something to hold on to. After all, He is the only permanent Person I could ever hold on to anyway.
Oftentimes we lose focus off Jesus and begin to focus on what should be and what should not be, we begin to focus on the gifts and ministries that go along with it. I've recently started reading on the book of Colossians, and for today I decided to take a look at the Message version of the second chapter. I love how the words are made more modern and more comprehensible.
Following Christ is not about visions and dreams and rules and mysteries. It's all about the salvation we have received through Christ. Once that is in place, everything else will just follow.
Never think that there is a single pattern through which God operates. He has His own different, original plan for you. Never let anyone make you think otherwise, and never let them run your life.
Focus on Jesus, not on what mere men say.
Love,
Ellagirl
"Don’t tolerate people who try to run your life, ordering you to bow and scrape, insisting that you join their obsession with angels and that you seek out visions. They’re a lot of hot air, that’s all they are. They’re completely out of touch with the source of life, Christ, who puts us together in one piece, whose very breath and blood flow through us. He is the Head and we are the body. We can grow up healthy in God only as he nourishes us. "
~ Colossians 2:18-19 (MSG)
