Today I was deep in prayer in meditation when I began singing random songs. One song I began to sing in particular was "Where You Go I Go" by Brian and Jenn Johnson. The song is simple, and mildly repetitive, but a good song nonetheless. As I was singing I began to meditate upon the words and ask myself, "what is it that I'm singing?" and "why are these words significant?" From the title alone I'm sure you can guess what the song is about, but the part of the song I want to focus on is the part that says "How can I expect to live without You, when every move that Jesus made was in surrender?"
Now, this may seem like a very insignificant question to you, but if you thought about...I mean REALLY thought about it, do you have this kind of mindset as you walk through your day to day life? "Am I living in surrender?" If Jesus Christ, the pure and holy one lived out His life in complete submission and obedience (which He did, check out the book of Philippians) then how is is that we, mere mortals of flesh and bone that are full of sin and evil habits, think that it is possible to get by without relying on God or living in surrender to Him? I'm a believer in providence, but I'm also a believer in free will as a element of the Image of God within humanity. I must conclude therefore that I'm responsible for something within this divine romance that we have with God.
I have the responsibility of spending time with God, meditating on His attributes, worshiping Him and being in a relationship with Him. A relationship that requires me to be vulnerable, open, trusting, and honest. The hardest things to do, even unto someone as perfect as God. We can not live without Him, for without Him we have no truth, no purpose, no reason for working or doing. It is all in vain. May we remember to yeild ourselves to our Most Holy One, our God and King, that we might find our purpose in Him and have a true reason for living that the World does not have and will never ever have outside of Christ.
"God forgive me of my fallacies once again and carry me unto Thy grace, before Your throne, that I might be with my God and be made whole. In Nomine Patris, et Filis, et Spiritus Sancti"
Now, this may seem like a very insignificant question to you, but if you thought about...I mean REALLY thought about it, do you have this kind of mindset as you walk through your day to day life? "Am I living in surrender?" If Jesus Christ, the pure and holy one lived out His life in complete submission and obedience (which He did, check out the book of Philippians) then how is is that we, mere mortals of flesh and bone that are full of sin and evil habits, think that it is possible to get by without relying on God or living in surrender to Him? I'm a believer in providence, but I'm also a believer in free will as a element of the Image of God within humanity. I must conclude therefore that I'm responsible for something within this divine romance that we have with God.
I have the responsibility of spending time with God, meditating on His attributes, worshiping Him and being in a relationship with Him. A relationship that requires me to be vulnerable, open, trusting, and honest. The hardest things to do, even unto someone as perfect as God. We can not live without Him, for without Him we have no truth, no purpose, no reason for working or doing. It is all in vain. May we remember to yeild ourselves to our Most Holy One, our God and King, that we might find our purpose in Him and have a true reason for living that the World does not have and will never ever have outside of Christ.
"God forgive me of my fallacies once again and carry me unto Thy grace, before Your throne, that I might be with my God and be made whole. In Nomine Patris, et Filis, et Spiritus Sancti"
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