Today, even in church, I felt this small subtle discomfort that I had been feeling “on and off” for a while. There was no reason for it. Everything was going well enough. But, that was the problem.
It was like I was juggling a variety of concerns. Everything was going well enough. So to speak, all my juggling balls were in the air. I wasn’t dropping anything. But, there was still this lingering discontent.
My focus was on my wife, my children, my job, my health, my finances, and my activities. Everything was going well enough. But, I felt missing something.
Then, my Pastor read Question 1 Answer 1 of the Heidelberg Catechism:
Question. – What is thy only comfort in life and death?
Answer. – That I with body and soul, both in life and death, am not my own, but belong unto my faithful Savior Jesus Christ; who, with his precious blood, hath fully satisfied for all my sins, and delivered me from all the power of the devil; and so preserves me that without the will of my heavenly Father, not a hair can fall from my head; yea, that all things must be subservient to my salvation, and therefore, by his Holy Spirit, he also assures me of eternal life, and makes me sincerely willing and ready, henceforth, to live unto him.
My focus switched from my “juggling balls of concern” to God.
My focus switched from what I was doing to what Christ had done for me.
My focus switched from my ability to keep the balls in the air to His ability to preserve me.
My focus switched from my independence to my belonging to my faithful Savior Jesus Christ.
My focus switched from my lonely and fragile status to my position of fellowship and protection within the Holy Trinity.
My focus switched from my willingness to live for Christ to Him making me sincerely willing and ready, henceforth, to live unto him.
My focus switched from life to “life and death” which is the eternal life controlled by the will of my heavenly Father, the faithfulness of my Savior Jesus Christ, and the comforting of my Holy Spirit.
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