What a summer we have just come through! We thought last summer, 2020, was a doozy, but this one has been tumultuous, too.
You have caused men to ride over our heads;
We went through fire and through water;
But You brought us out to rich fulfillment.
Psalm 66:12
I think it is important for each of us to examine our hearts as we gaze over the past eighteen months or more. Our soul, our emotions and our thoughts, can be the temperature gauge of our faith.
Let’s honestly ask ourselves these questions. Have I been walking in Lord Jesus’ overflowing peace and abundant joy even during sorrow and loss? Or have I sort of lost my way, letting fear drive my decisions, and struggling to maintain hope? Have I continued to choose His love to reveal the gospel to the lost, or have I been expending my energy in proving that I am right, allowing frustration and anger direct my interactions with people, both Christians and non-believers?
As we ask ourselves these important questions, let’s head into autumn with a renewed purpose to keep our eyes solely upon the Anchor of our Faith, the Lord Jesus Himself.
His fulfillment in our lives is what He is after: Jesus filling us completely, thoroughly, and lavishly. Let’s completely surrender everything, once again, to Him. I mean everything: dreams, future, family, vocation, church, health, expectations, and everything in between. Because when we do, we will begin to look more like Him, and Jesus is what the world needs in this hour.