Day 18 - Nothing but Christ

Whew!!!! So much happening. I'm in the post-production exhaustion mode. Trying to make sure I eat enough to regain energy. #prayforthat • • • Kinda at an emotional low. Definitely drained. I got up the gumption to pray and was like: "God, you see me. My hair is a mess. My apartment is a mess. I'm a mess. Just a lot of mess going on" • • • • • Pretty much how I'm feeling. I know feelings aren't the end-all-be-all truth, but it is where I'm at. • • • I listened to a sermon by Phil Pringle today about Christ being the end-all-be-all meaning of life. He mentioned that the scripture "in the beginning was the word, and the word was with God and the word was God and nothing was created apart from the word." <<< ok that was from memory so it's not exact. But Phil Pringle said that a more literal translation of the language at that time was not "the word", but instead meaning. So... In the beginning was meaning and meaning was with God and meaning was God. All things were made through meaning and without meaning nothing was made. In meaning was life and the life was the light of men. • • • Basically Jesus is the meaning of life. • • • Referencing the sermon: sometimes I don't want to accept this fully, because it really is an insult to my intelligence. My self sufficiency. My own opinion of life and morals and people. None of that matters because Jesus is the meaning. Jesus provides the meaning Jesus is the only thing that makes me matter. • • • Paul recognized and embraced this concept when he said " for I decided to know nothing among you except Christ and him crucified." • • • I'm feeling lost. Low. But if I know nothing but Christ my the truth is that I am sanctified, cleansed, lifted up, loved, cared for and protected. My prayer today : "Nothing but Christ"