IS YOUR SOUL, YOUR SPIRIT, YOUR OWN INMOST PLACE – THE REAL YOU – ENTIRELY SATISFIED WITH CHRIST?
Beth Moore asked me this question early this morning. Okay, Beth didn’t ask me this ahem,in person, but rather via her book, Breaking Free, that my friend Leslie and I are reading/discussing together this summer.
Truth and honesty are required to answer this question, well…honestly. “Our truthfulness is a necessity. God’s truth and our truthfulness – will drive us to our desired destination.”
IS YOUR SOUL, YOUR SPIRIT, YOUR OWN INMOST PLACE – THE REAL YOU – ENTIRELY SATISFIED WITH CHRIST?
My chuch-ie, holy response is, “YES, I’m satisfied! AMEN!” And then, I breath, get real with myself and Christ and here’s my real answer. “I think so.” (It even felt lame typing it.)
Truth be told, if I was truly satisfied in Christ, would Lucy’s numbers bug me so much? I don’t think so. Would the fact that I remain an unpublished writer bug me so much? Again, I doubt it.
But what is the truth?
The truth is that God isn’t disappointed in me being non-goal-weighted or unpublished. He’s satisfied with me and so I need to be too.
The truth is, since I’m disappointed in me (and God isn’t) then I need to “buck up little camper”.
The truth is, God is more interested in my heart than my performance.
No matter where you’re at in whatever journey, remind yourself that God is interested in your heart, not performance. That’s the honest truth. Does He have yours?
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Beth Moore, Breaking Free (Nashville, Tennessee: Broadman & Holman, 2000), p.36.
It started out slow for me and now I do need a seatblet – wise words Kath…thank’s for the great words. I’m amazed that after reading a book, like Isaiah, then go back to it time later, it’s like reading a new and more beautiful book! Prayed for the fam today sister!
put your spiritual seatbelt on–this book rocked my world–a lot of index card writing but so worth it! Being satisfied in God only is a top priority in my life and anything else I realized was and is an idol–it’s ongoing inventory for me! If I find I am restless, not satisfied, need to check what has me! I reread it this year after a 4 year respite–a whole new look at Isaiah–about captivity and freedom so applicable to today, or to me, to my reality!