Monday, December 5, 2011

Give Me Jesus

"All I know is I'm not home yet. This is not where I belong. Take this world and give me Jesus. This is not where I belong."

I can identify with these words. I can connect with the pleading behind them. I have felt the sentiment expressed.

It's a fairly easy one for me to connect to...when life isn't going well.

When things are falling apart around me, when I'm feeling weighed down by the weight of things, I get the sentiment. Just takes this. Please, take these things, and give me Jesus.

It makes sense. Take away all of the things in my life that hurt me. Take away the things that cause me to worry.  Take away the suffering. Take this world, and give me Jesus. Give me love itself. Give me the source of all happiness. Give me the eternal bliss of the Heaven for which I was created.

I think though that I don't live the same trusting hopefulness for Heaven when things are going well. When good things are coming my way. When I'm living joy here on earth, I'm far less inclined to say "take this. I only want Jesus."

But isn't that what we are called to? Is that not what God asks of us? Shouldn't we long for Heaven even when our life in this world is good?

We are called to gratitude of course - called to thank God for His blessings and to be alive in them while we are here. But at every moment we should be able to honestly say I'm not home yet. Take this world and give me Jesus. This is not where I belong.

We should always want Heaven, want Jesus, more than anything on earth - more even then the very best things on earth.

God can have it all in my life. Even the good.

I'll give Him everything I have so that He can give me everything.

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