The center of our inward being
Lately we've been talking about Jesus being the center of all and the central point in our inner life. This is why I wanted to write a few sentences regarding this topic of essential meaning. Entering
deeper in the knowledge of our God, we will ultimately come upon this truth:
the focus on the center. What do I mean with that? It's something, or rather
Someone, inside every new-born believer that's like a magnetic attraction. Deep
inside, God is pursuing us like a magnet and He is drawing us deeper and deeper
still, pouring His love into us. There's a continual pouring happening inside
of us, because Jesus imparted to us God's love, so that we may experience the
same endless love that God has for Jesus.
How?
By His love and He Himself living inside of us (Jn. 17:26, Rom. 5:5).
Where?
In the center.
When
we start focusing on the center, God purifies us of everything that's not of
Him. In giving up things that weren't God's will, we will find ourselves
happier than we could imagine. Giving up something for the One we love most
isn't easy or painless, but that "yes" (that willingness) will make
us more like Him (Rom. 8:29). Anyway, He only wants what stands between us and
Him. The question that comes up here is: Are we afraid to trust Him, "the
Father of tender mercy and the God of endless comfort"? (2 Cor. 1:3 TPT).
As
usually we find the best examples in what God Himself created: in the nature,
more exactly in the cycle of the water. Looking at the ocean we all know that
by the shining of the sun the water evaporates and it begins moving in a gas
form towards it. These are impure, but as they ascend they are purified and
refined. That's how it is with our souls. There's only a slight difference. Let
me explain. What did the water do to rise up? Nothing, it was in a way passive.
The cleansing happened as it was drawn up. As we are drawn to our inward center
where Jesus dwells we can voluntarily cooperate with God, that's unlike water
which has no choice.
If
we learn to turn inwardly towards God, we will find it easier to keep turning
there. It's like an exercise, the longer we turn within, the closer we'll come
and cling to God and the farther we're separated from our flesh, which opposes our
drawing to the center towards Him. However, with time we mature and are established
in turning within. Then this lifestyle will become our natural realm of living,
not as in the past the lifestyle of living on the surface.
I
really desire that it would be normal to me and my habit to live in the center of my
whole being where my Beloved is.
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