Living a good and structured life has its place. It helps us reach our goals. It keeps us out of trouble. It helps prevent us from hurting others. It keeps our lives relatively in order.
However, though such discipline may regulate our behavior, it does not give us the abundant life Jesus promised. The difference Jesus makes is relational. It comes from His personal involvement in our lives. If we are blessed by the grace of God, we become aware of the emptiness of “order” and “regularity” and “duty,” and we begin to long for greater substance. The missing “something” of a well-manicured existence can bring us to a place of openness to the One who is Life. He Himself is the substance our souls long for. In Him is the fullness we are all seeking.
This doesn’t mean those who know Jesus will never again experience futility, emptiness or pain; it does mean we are no longer confused about where to go for care and replenishment.
Something to take just a moment to consider today.
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