Jesus is our personal Savior, sitting on the throne of our
soul (Hebrews 12:2).
We are in Him and He is in us, and we are both one with our Heavenly Father (John 12:21). All
things are from Jesus, through Jesus and for Jesus; so no matter where we are
or what we are doing, He is our all in all (Romans 11:36; Colossians 1:17). He is
everything to us and He works through us in every activity He calls on us to
perform. We never want to live for one second outside of His presence.
The goal of Christianity is to abide in a contemplative
existence by continually focusing our soul – our thoughts, choices and emotions
– on Jesus, the object of our affections. We no longer value things from the
world or the flesh (Galatians
5:24), and our soul is totally focused on God and His Will for each
moment of our life. It starts in a place of physical and mental stillness and
then proceeds throughout the rest of the day with His peace permeating each
moment of our day.
When we first start to enter this reflective state, we are distracted by a myriad of details, which demand our immediate attention. It is so hard to fight Satan’s attempts to sidetrack us. However, with persistence, we enter into God’s presence and we never want to leave. We find a higher level of spirituality with intimate love, gentle peace and confident direction, which no other process in life ever afforded us. We abide in union with Christ in pure serenity and rest.
We see God as the source and cause of everything pertaining to our life. Each trial is an adventure in Him, which He promises to work out for our good. Each sickness is an opportunity to share the gospel of Christ with those in the doctor’s office. Each loss is an occasion to learn to live without; so that when God restores our wealth, we can share with others who live in need. With each person we meet and every place we go, we seek God’s perspective and will.
Prayer:
Father God, You are the great teacher of our soul. You
remove the dross in our life until we are as fine silver and You see Your
reflection within us. You give us wisdom, which is skill for living. You give
us Your mercy and grace both in our life and to share with others. We walk with
confidence in Your faithfulness and we do not even dread the inevitable trials
of life on this earth. We surrender our life to You and thank You for
controlling every part of it for our ultimate good.
God harmonizes our life with His grand purpose, and He
causes us to fulfill the works He prepared for us before we were even born.
– Ephesians 2:10
