There are things we, as humans, hold on to in life that just needs to be given up. God has been showing me a lot lately that there are a lot of things that I squeeze so tight and never want to let go. They are pointless things. They are meaningless things. They are destructive things. They are hurtful things. They are just that. Things. These things that we hold on to and never want to let go will not take us anywhere but hold us back. I see people around me struggle with this too. Why do we need these things? Why do we hold onto them? Why don't we just throw them out, we know they are not life giving but life sucking? I am guilty of doing this everyday and I am not sure why. I just want to keep things I don't need, like that extra cookie at dinner time or that pair of jeans I never wear anymore and don't fit me or that sin that comes into my life and sucks me dry of air and life. Why do we do these things? I am still trying to figure that out myself. I am trying to become new again, everyday. But, why is it so hard to be a Jesus seeker in the world? I am struck down constantly by sin in the media, in the friends I share my life experiences with, in my relationships. Sin has been an infestation in my life and I know the things I do are wrong and hurtful to my body and others and my spiritual being. So, why do I continue to fall short and sin?
Here is the kicker my friends. We will never measure up to what Jesus has done for us on that cross; for those of you who are not Christians or are Christians but not are not seeking Jesus, I have very good news for you. Give up your life, struggles, lust, fowl language, drama, hate, anything that has been holding you back, to JESUS. Tell Him what is going on with you. He has the answers! Even though I have felt like crap at times and felt like I didn't have anything to live for I went to Him and he told me it was going to be alright. God has a plan for all of us and if we don't have Jesus/God in our life then our path is going to be on a curvy dirt road in the middle of nowhere and will be meaningless. As my education professor said to be earlier this semester: "Cassie, you know what? Life sucks, the world is very corrupt and it is not easy to live in. But, also know this, with Jesus anything is possible and life doesn't have to suck when you have Him in your life. I just don't know how people live without Jesus in their lives because yes, life sucks, and we can only make it better by giving all the crap in our suckish lives to Jesus." -not an exact quote but this is what she said to me when I was having a rough time with living.
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