The unredeemed human
personality is a fiber of tangled thoughts and disjointed behaviors joined
within a chaotic will all held in place by sin.
It only seems random, this life we hold, because we have given it over to
the monster of unsanctified ego. In one
moment we feel pure and unperturbed and the next a roaring fit of distortions
and maladjustments. We do what we do
because we think we must or to appease a lust or stem an impending
disaster. The panic that swells within
because we can't make things work is an indication that we are out of whack;
not just now but all day long. The new
life we have in Christ is a complete identification with the Salvation of
God. At any point we turn from it, we
lose our way. The world is an endless
wave of opinions and strategies and misperceptions. Rather than seeing God in the simplest red
light or lingering indigestion, we give up on Him quickly and find some other
way of making sense of things. If we
could just bend a bit toward God when we read something or hear a report or
face a change of pace, we would do wonders for ourselves. The Lord is on a continual mission to bring
us back to Him in trust and affection and we fight and squirm in that work like
little children chaffing at a seat belt.
At each turn look to Christ. Look
to Him determinedly, believing He will meet your there too. The muddy path is just as golden as the
crystalline one if you have Christ straight ahead of you. The moment you push Him to the back of you,
even the most warm and lovely of days can melt into a storm of wild winds and
dismal dark clouds. Take the time as
soon as you think of it to turn to Christ hopefully, expectantly. Read the Scriptures not to get something out
of them as so many do but to be with Christ like two lovers sitting silently
upon a couch. His very presence
transforms you, remakes you, beautifies you, comforts you, straightens you,
inspires you, redefines you. Nothing is
more sure than this. Christ is with you
and He loves you. Settle in beside Him
and wait a moment for Jesus to quiet the storm.
Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves,
and it was completely calm. Matthew
8:26 NIV
