“Find the things that stir your affections for Christ, and saturate your life in them. Find the things that rob you of that affection and walk away from them. That’s the Christian life as easy as I can explain it to you.” ~Matt Chandler
Wow, as always, Matt Chandler’s words give us quite a challenge. Doing what he says means the “Christian life” should be easy if we love Christ, correct? However, it isn’t always a math equation.
Our love, apart from Christ, is deformed and broken; it has been since humanity fell from abiding perfectly with God. By ourselves, we are creatures only capable of a conditional, dishonest love. In order to truly walk away from what does not spur us on toward worshipping God, and instead spend our time on that which does spur us on to worship Him, our love must be complete. Unfortunately, our love for Christ seems to be attached to our situation or feelings much more than it needs to be.
Now, here’s the good part. It doesn’t matter that we’ve been convicted of a felony, called “the neglect of Christ.” His love is so perfect and holy that it transcends the gap between our selfish, unworthy love, and God’s love for us. We, the leaky vessels, have been filled, and are being filled, with the love of Christ.
There is hope--we have the strength and grace of Christ to continue to turn away from that which does not drive us toward God and instead turn toward the things that are of Him. So continue to say yes and amen to this matchless love by fleeing immorality and striving for God by Christ’s complete love. ~ Sophia Wise
