Mature Energy
“…To be mature is to be basic. Christ! No more, no less. That’s what I’m working so hard at day after day, year after year, doing my best with the energy God so generously gives me.” Colossians 1:28-29 *Message Remix
What a bundle of scriptural gems found here. Let’s unpack it… shall we?
+MATURE+
adj 1: fully considered and perfected; 2: having reached full natural growth or development; 3: develop and work out fully in one’s mind; “I need to mature my thoughts”
+BASIC+
adj 1: reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality; 2: of primary importance; “basic truths”
Sometimes our tendency is to make our Christianity so hard and complex. Being a Christian shouldn’t be tricky or feel like you are jumping through hoops. True Christianity is simple. Basic. It’s a relationship with Christ.
We work so hard and spend so much energy making our lives so complex, but Jesus calls us to live simple. Care. Have compassion. Show kindness. Be humble.
“…WEAR LOVE, it’s your basic, all purpose garment. never be without it.” Colossians 3:14 *Remix – I like that.
Being a Christian is all about relationship. With God… & with one another. What else really matters?
Today, why not try allowing God to give you the energy you don’t really have anyway and spend it on just loving Jesus and his people. Relax and enjoy what God has done, is doing and will do in your life.