eKidz Devotional: All About Following JesusSample

JESUS AT THE CENTER 

“Center” is defined as the middle part of something — like the gum in a Blow Pop, the cream in a Cadbury Egg, or the peanut butter in a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup. Some would say the best part of these candies is what’s found in the center.

What’s in the center of your life? What would you say is the most important thing to you — family, friends, shopping, or sports? We tend to center our lives around the things we value the most. But what does it mean to center your life around Jesus? 

In Luke 9, Jesus told His disciples that in order to follow Him they needed to give up the life they had in mind for themselves and instead center it around Him. In other words, Jesus didn’t want them to give Him just a little bit of themselves and then go back to doing their own thing. He wanted to be at the very center — the most important thing — of their lives.

When you center your life around who Jesus is and what He stands for, you truly follow Him — not yourself or those around you. With Jesus, you don’t look to others for approval or acceptance. You find your happiness in Him. And you find that the best part of life is having Him at the center of everything you do.

Ask yourself: What does it mean to center your life on Jesus? What’s one new thing you can start today to help you put Jesus at the center of your life? 

Challenge yourself: Jesus wants us to give up our own way and follow Him every single day. To help put Jesus at the center of your life, start every day with prayer asking God to help you let go of any distractions that get in the way of following Jesus.

Pray: God, thank You for Your love for me. Help me to identify the things in my life that distract me from my relationship with You. Help me to keep You at the center of all I do. Amen.

At the end of this episode of “Hunt For The Golden Egg,” our friends Lisa, Sheli, and Evan talk about what it means to center our lives on Jesus. Check out this audio clip.