Relationship with God

Its life but not as we know it

Adjusting focus

I’ve been chewing over Colossians 3.

As I mentioned yesterday, the chapter became a bit of a theme for our conference and now seems to be something that God is trying to use to help me see some things.

This morning I only got as far as verses 3 and 4 and they have been running around in my head all day as I try to come to terms with what they mean:

Your old life is dead. Your new life, which is your real life—even though invisible to spectators—is with Christ in God. He is your life. When Christ (your real life, remember) shows up again on this earth, you’ll show up, too—the real you, the glorious you. Meanwhile, be content with obscurity, like Christ.

Notice the underlined bit?

So often I am trying to do things for God or even with God, but the focus is the things I am doing, or will be doing.

I spend a lot of time talking to God about my life and asking him to intervene in my life…

I have a sense that God is asking me to realise that perhaps that may be the wrong perspective.

I love Mother Theresa’s quote:

Many people mistake our work for our vocation. Our vocation is the love of Jesus.

In this moment of transition into a new role, I think God is telling me that the role has actually never changed.

My real job is to respond to Jesus and His life, and as I do that everything else will work itself out.

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