To Live Life to the Fullest

Only a step away from the great unknown
how fragile and simple are our bodies.
Our body and our soul and our spirit
a trinity.
Do we ever think beyond terms
of physical, of science, of modern
theology and philosophy?
Even our great theological
arguments
are based entirely on a
plane of existence
that we think of as merely
imaginative.
What is it that we exist in?
God is the Lamb
the sacrifice for our sins
he died
and rose again
and is today
with us.
He won.
God is the Lion
the Just King
whose scepter is righteousness
and whose eyes are fire
whose face cannot be seen
for its glory
that is like
a sunrise.
The body can be tortured.
Destroyed.
But the soul
is what counts.
Where will your soul go?
To the pit of fire
or the glorious throne room?
The Gospel is Jesus Christ.
We share Jesus with each other.
But what are we willing to take?
Torture
ridicule
abandonment
loss
pain...
for Him?
It is easy to share him with others.
It's receiving the cross daily
that means death
to self
and it is not easy.

Am I willing to accept
the cross?
That work of Jesus in my life
to cleanse
purify
and own
my life?
What am I willing to give
for Him?
Works do not earn us his love
and how grateful I am.
But what is my love worth?
The words of my mouth
or the deeds of my heart?
I want to surrender
to my Jesus
fully
wholly.

Maybe that is why
we all find
something else to serve.
Because we are not
serving our Lord and Master
so our hearts long for that
unity and devotion
to someone
who will love
and take care of us.
Jesus Christ.
It is easy to say
that one could lay down
their life.
But it is harder to say
that you could
accept the loss
of the lives
of the ones you love
after surrendering them
to God.
It's a war.
And war is deadly.
God is good,
and the weapons of our warfare
are not carnal in nature
so we fight with Wisdom
of God and His strength
because we would
fail otherwise.
This war is deadly
and it is real.
To be warrior means
Nehemiah and the wall
working with a tool in one hand
and holding a weapon
in the other
always ready to fight
amidst the daily toil
of building.
Being a watchman by night
or by day
never letting down your guard
sleeping in your armour
and working in unity
with the brothers and sisters.
It means sometimes
sacrificing sleep
and accepting God's rest.
It means sometimes
standing in the gap
for others
and loving them
as yourself.
A complete laying down
of Will
and letting God
be totally
Lord and Master
over one's life.

Can I surrender
my all to Him
letting God
direct my life
not an actor
but a warrior
a participator
in all of God's
goodness
and love
in the midst
of a world
not my own?

--MovingGirl