Soul Compass

There is a verse I didn’t use in my message on Sunday, and I certainly could have if I had the time…

It helps sum up what I was sharing in some way.

It should really sum up our attitude to our life.

And it is there as a soul compass, to help you decide how much this really applies to you.

For to me, to live is Christ

And to die is gain.

Philippians 1:21

You and I have to decide if our life is all about Jesus or not. We decide if He is truly Lord or not.

No one else can make it happen for us.

It is a choice you face when you get up, when go about your daily stuff and as you lie down each evening.

Here and plenty of other times in the new testament, you see the writers beg even for us to make ourselves this way. They encouragement us to find our identity first and foremost in Christ.

You are a Christian foremost, that is the goal.

Everything else comes second!

Jobs, sports, hobbies, relationships...everything!

That way it is simple and easy to understand even though not easy to do. But who said easy was the best way?

When you find yourself there, the picture is different just like it was for Paul. He could honestly say his life was not his own and that he recognised that he had been bought at a price.

When you are in that space, death is not your biggest concern. You know where you are going and you know it is not something to concern yourself with.

You just live for Christ and that is all that matters to you!

You have given your life away and in fact actually found a life worth living for!

So after all that challenge in a few short lines, how about wrapping this all up for yourself today?

Can I encourage you to take a few moments and pray this through? Talk to God about this verse and this ‘idea’ and see which way your soul compass is pointing.

If you need to make some changes, take some decisions, go for it!

For yourself in Christ alone...

Something to think about…