As I sit here this morning
a song is playing that is
sending tears throughout my body,
as the words are so simple,
yet simply so TRUE~
"I turn to JESUS. I turn to the ONE who knows my name I know HE walks with me and HE talks with me And HE tells me I am safe. And honestly, I could give a million different reasons for why I turn, I turn to JESUS"
(Katy Nichole, "Turn To JESUS") *
And maybe it is the simplicity of
TRUTH
that makes me cry
for so many
who
complicate the simple
because of the
THE FEAR of the UNKNOWN
that is actually
THE FEAR OF THE UNFAMILIAR~
to embrace
ALL OF JESUS
whose desire is to embrace everyone.
Oh
THE FEAR OF THE UNFAMILIAR,
because it sounds way too good to be
TRUE,
therefore it becomes
much easier to stay in the
FAMILIAR of status quo.
THE FEAR OF THE UNFAMILIAR
questions whether
JESUS
would condemn,
even though TRUTH speaks,
"there is no condemnation for those who belong to CHRIST JESUS" (Romans 8:1).
THE FEAR OF THE UNFAMILIAR
questions
if JESUS means
ALL
that HE invites to come~
"Come to ME, ALL you who are weary and burdened,
and I will give you rest" (Matthew 11:28).
THE FEAR OF THE UNFAMILIAR
that makes you believe that you
will lose all control of your life
when actually you would get you life back~
"For anyone who keeps his life for himself shall lose it;
and anyone who loses his life for me shall find it again"
(Matthew 16:25).
THE FEAR OF THE UNFAMILIAR
that questions
whether JESUS means that
HE wants to carry ALL your BURDENS,
even those BURDENS that you may hold on so tightly with a death grip,
that don't appear to be
BURDENS
because they are so
FAMILIAR
to you
that they have become a part of you.
As they come dressed as a
HABIT
that is actually causing havoc
or a
THOUGHT
that you won't stop thinking about
that is causing grief
or a
DOUBT that questions whether
JESUS can do what HE says HE can do
and
that HE can be
ALL who
HE can be
in
ALL
your
FAMILIAR
BROKEN FEELINGS
BROKEN RELATIONSHIPS
BROKEN CIRCUMSTANCES
that are so FAMILIAR to you
that you can't even image
your life without them.
But today is the day to
make the
UNFAMILIAR the FAMILIAR
by
FASTING
from the
THE FAMILIAR
that strives to keep you at status quo
when
JESUS came to give you life ABUNDANTLY,
and HE MEANS ABUNDANTLY~
ABUNDANT PEACE
ABUNDANT JOY
ABUNDANT HOPE.
So what
FAMILIAR
will you
FAST from today
and instead
"TURN TO JESUS"
(listen to the song below)
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