Hi my people! You know I couldn’t leave you this week without sharing a post! God is super good and is continuing to add and do great things in the lives of his people. These past few weeks, I’ve spent a lot of time in my own head and self reflecting on all the new things that I know God is calling me to do. If if I’m honest, I’ve been a little afraid of it all. In the midst of all my anxiety, fear, and frustration God gave me room to be absolutely basic and it changed my perspective. I’m sharing this personal truth today and it won’t be long so keep reading!
I feel like the term basic is almost a social media curse word. “OMG you’re being really basic right now.” It means that someone or something barely meets the bare minimum and is absolutely ok with that. OR It means that someone hasn’t met your standard and it frustrates you enough to label them basic. By no means should any believer be basic. We are to win the world, we are salt and light, and more than conquerors. There is no room or time for basic. And yet, though we are not called to be basic, sometimes it’s important for us to revisit that space — before salvation. Revisit that place where became aware that you truly needed a savior and it was time to rely on him heavily.
In all my struggles with fear and anxiety these past few weeks, it wasn’t until I revisited that space that I receive true peace. Sometimes on this journey of increasing our knowledge of the word, learning how to pray powerful prayers, and building a routine and purpose with Christ, we begin to rely on those things instead of truly relying on Him. We rely on how mature we are in Christianity instead of how strong he is in us when have surrendered all to him. No wonder we’re worried and stressed out!
So what does the revisiting process look like? For me, I went back to the very first book I read as a new believer, Ephesians, and underlined and meditated all over again. I expressed my fears honestly and openly to God they way I would when I thought “if he can’t hear me I have nothing to lose may as well tell it all”. I wrote my concerns and hopes down. Whatever I did when I first experienced intimacy with God, I did again. And it’s the same for you! If you’re in a space where you feel bound by fear, anxiety, and whatever else God has not left you. He is waiting on you to go to an intimate space with Him again.
Though we are not called to be basic, it can be helpful to revisit the basics of your relationship with Christ. Pause on all the striving and stressing and just allow yourself to revisit and remember! It will bring a smile to your face. That’s all folks! Again thank you for your support. I hope you have found this light message beneficial to you. I have one more post to share on the series we’re currently in about the woman in the well next week! It’s gonna be good, see you next week!
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