Life is like a teeter totter.
You can be up.
You can be down,
And sometimes IN~BETWEEN,
when BALANCE is your MIDDLE name.
I like BALANCE.
I like the MIDDLE.
There can be a storm brewing on one side,
while
there is a bright sunny day on the other side.
But when I am
ABUNDANTLY LIVING LIFE IN THE MIDDLE,
the storm doesn't bother me
and I am not complaining because I would rather be in the sun,
because I am
LIVING in
THE SWEET SPOT OF LIFE~
when I am standing with
THE ONE
who keeps me dry,
even if I am standing in a torrential downpour.
Sounds so Christian~ese, doesn't it?
But it is so TRUE,
because
JESUS is TRUE!
We are all always LIVING IN THE MIDDLE.
IN~BETWEEN BIRTH and DEATH.
Living in the DASH of life,
as we are
taking the STAIRWAY to HEAVEN,
one step at a time.
And how you LIVE in the dash,
depends on THE ONE who you INVITE into your dash.
"For I have learned to be content [and self-sufficient through CHRIST,
satisfied to the point where I am not disturbed or uneasy]
regardless of my circumstances.
I know how to get along and live humbly [in difficult times],
and I also know how to enjoy abundance and live in prosperity
. In any and every circumstance I have learned the secret [of facing life],
whether well-fed or going hungry,
whether having an abundance or being in need.
I can do all things [which HE has called me to do]
through HIM who strengthens and empowers me [to fulfill HIS purpose—
I am self-sufficient in CHRIST'S sufficiency;
I am ready for anything and equal to anything through HIM,
who infuses me with inner strength and confident peace]
(Philippians 4:11-13 AMP).
Sounds so Christian~ese, doesn't it?
Well because JESUS IS TRUE.
I don't know how to do LIFE without HIM.
I need HIM.
And when I invite HIM in the MIDDLE,
I am LIVING in the SWEET SPOT OF LIFE,
where
HIS PEACE
"transcends all understanding",
when you can't understand the whys behind the storm.
And where
HIS HOPE
keeps you anchored,
so that you don't get lost in the raging seas.
And where
HIS JOY
makes you splash in the rain.
because HE is your JOY wherever you are.
We can't escape the MIDDLE,
because that is where we LIVE.
But when I chose to LIVE in the PAST
or when I chose to FEAR the FUTURE,
it is like I become the
MONKEY IN THE MIDDLE,
just playing a game.
The game where there are two players,
one on each end,
who are throwing a ball,
trying to keep it away from the
third player who is stuck in the
MIDDLE,
who is the MONKEY.
I never liked this game,
and maybe because when you are 5 foot 0 small,
there is no way you will ever get the ball.
I always lost that game,
running aimlessly back and forth,
with no HOPE to be found.
But today I no longer play LIFE like a MONKEY,
striving to steal the ball.
Instead I have chosen to
BE STILL AND KNOW
when I
LIVE IN THE MIDDLE,
with
THE ONE who stands with me,
THE ONE who wipes my tears,
THE ONE who tells me that HE LOVES me,
THE ONE who WAITS with me in the unanswered prayer,
THE ONE who gives me my next breath, when life has stolen it away,
because JESUS IS THE ONE who never
tries to steal the ball from you.
So why wouldn't
LIVE with
JESUS IN YOUR MIDDLE
because
HE knows what it is like to
DIE IN THE MIDDLE
for you,
for
HE is
"THE MAN ON THE MIDDLE CROSS"
(listen to the song below)
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