Centroid of the mechanism...

Every Thursday night at 7:30, a couple of my dear girl friends hold a women's Bible study at my school. We're going through a book called "The Cross Centered Life" (man, my blog might as well be a plug for every Christian book I ever come into contact with, huh?), and each week one of the leading girls summarizes the chapter and talks about what spoke to her. Tonight Juliette discussed several good points about how Jesus loves us each personally and individually, we are only living the cross-centered life when we are filled with assurance and joy (note - not the same as happiness; see C.S. Lewis for more explanation), and legalism can sneak in as focus on our sins rather than God's grace. One thing that really stood out to me though was an offhand comment that she made about how everything that we find satisfaction in breaks down and falls apart except for Jesus. It's a simple and obvious comment really, but due to some recent changes in my life, I've been thinking about it more often. Juliette mentioned that it happens within ministries too, and I have experienced that personally when a ministry that my life used to center around dissolved due to lack of participants just last year. Every person my life has ever revolved around has either grown distant or our relationship has changed; or worse, the person himself changed. There's only one constant in life, ever. I think Radio Babylon captured it best in their awesome comic strip "Coffee With Jesus":

Hmm. How very true that is. I know this isn't up to my usual witty/anecdotal post standards, but it's been a rough week, and this point touched me... so I wanted to share it with you guys, however briefly. :) Take a good look at where you're centering your life. If it's not on Jesus, chances are you're due for a collapse. I know from personal experience - it happens to me every time I take my focus from Him. Leave your heart in His hands. Make Him the center. That's all, folks.