New Perspective

I'm starting to "get it" a little bit more each day. I'm starting to understand a little bit more each day what my purpose here on this earth is. No, I will never fully understand. But each day, the Lord unravels a new piece of the puzzle.

I've been reading the book Crazy Love (Yes I know it's all the rage these days, but it really is a perspective-shattering book. Challenges you to live life in a much different way and to look at our relationship with Christ in a much better way.) Anyway, so I'm reading this book and one of the sentences read this:

"Jesus didn't die only to save us from hell; He also died to save us from our bondage to sin."

I know that such an elementary concept but I feel like a lot of people--myself included--forget this. We know that Jesus died to save us from Hell. Duh. Lots of people understand that. But we forget the second half--he wants to save us from our bondage to sin. God doesn't want us to go through life being trampled by the weight of our guilt and shame. He doesn't want us to grow weary from the constant battle of trying to do right, and failing miserably. He doesn't want us to live our lives ashamed and broken. He promises us life, abundant life (John 10:10). Suffering is a reality on this earth, but it isn't the end all. Christ wants to give us PEACE here on this earth, too. We just have to let Him in. We have to listen. We have to pursue Him and let go of our feeble control.

"The answer lies in letting Him change you."