Yup, it is still January.
The month of RESOLUTIONS.
The month of SEEKING NEW.
The month of I will FAST from _________,
so that I will be __________.
January brings a NEW focus,
because we truly are tired of running 100 miles an hour,
& tired of being out of control,
& so crave things to be different & better,
so that we can slow down & smell the roses,
but they won't be blooming until Spring.
And it is still January.
So how NEW are you so far in 2025?
But what if we stopped striving & trying
& instead took a break from ourselves,
by taking a seat.
Picture this.
An empty room.
Totally white with only 2 chairs,
one for you
&
one for
JESUS.
What thoughts are running through your head?
Tears fill my eyes just thinking about it & right now I don't know why.
Could it be that I have complicated my relationship with JESUS?
Have I made it about wanting blessings from HIM,
instead of just desiring HIM?
Have I become so distracted that I have filled the room with so many other things,
that I can't even see HIM?
Just you & JESUS
sitting in an empty room.
What would you say? How would you feel?
I would say that
I am sorry because I haven't always put HIM first.
And then I can picture
JESUS
looking into my eyes with
such
Compassion,
Gentleness,
Sweetness,
and with
no Condemnation,
even though I would want to hide my head in shame,
as these words would be swirling in my head~
"I am not good enough to be sitting here, just YOU & I."
"Why would YOU even want to spend time with just me?"
But
JESUS
would still be looking into my eyes & into your eyes with such
Compassion,
Gentleness,
Sweetness,
and with
no Condemnation,
because that is
Who JESUS IS
&
nothing that you or I feel
or have done or not done
can ever change that.
Because it has always been about
you & I,
because
JESUS
made everything about us
the moment
"HE made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
And being found in appearance as a man,
HE humbled himself by becoming obedient to death—
even death on a cross!" (Philippians 2:8).
And why?
Just so
JESUS
could sit with each one of us,
ONE on one,
every SECOND of every day,
so that we would be filled with
HIS Compassion,
HIS Gentleness,
HIS Sweetness,
and
HIS Acceptance,
making every SECOND
our best SECOND.
Can you Picture it?
Or are you already going
beyond just picturing
an empty room,
totally white with only2 chairs~
One for you
&
One for
JESUS.
because you have taken the time to take the seat
that is waiting for you always.
Oh the sweet spot of FAITH.
My favorite place.
Take this moment and
JUST SIT and BE STILL,
and make HIM your favorite place,
if you haven't done it already,
but keeping doing it,
for it is
where the NEW you is always found.
Tick. Tick. Tick.
"Find me here at YOUR feet again"
("TOUCH THE SKY", listen below)
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