Learning to live by the indwelling life of Christ.
Do you run to prayer as your first option in times of great relational stress and disappointment? To live is Christ invites you to. Jesus was not silent on the cross. He taught us how to pray in our agony. He taught us how to pray for our enemies. He taught us how to pray in the face of evil.
To live is Christ never moves without God, and it refuses to stand still when God is on the move.
To lives is Christ is to courageously, joyously, praise the Lord Jesus even before the sun has come up. Literally? Sure. Figuratively? For sure.
To live is Christ is to attend to these things. To be aware of and meditate upon every spiritual blessing in Christ. To be glad in your present hope and future home.
To live is Christ means recognizing just how little control you have over your life. Just as you have no control over hurricanes, winds, and waves, you also have no ability to tame the world around you. But it also means thanking the Lord for his steadfast love that indwells your heart, bringing peace with every wave.
Healing may be long and hard, but to live is Christ means that the journey is not only possible, but it has already been accomplished by Christ our Savior so that even if we don’t find complete healing from our sin’s consequences on this side of the grave, we will definitely find it on the other side.
To Live is Christ 