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WHAT IS AT THE CENTER?

Everyone has something at the center of their lives. We might have a million different hobbies, interests, ambitions, or relationships, but there is always one thing that ends up in the top spot. If you aren’t sure what yours is, just think for a minute about where your mind naturally goes when you let it wander. What do you think about the most? What do you spend most of your time/money/energy on? If a scheduling conflict arose, which thing would you prioritize every time? Whatever that thing is…that’s most likely what you’ve placed at the center of your life.

Here’s why I bring that up: if anything besides Jesus is placed in that top spot, you’re asking for trouble. You see, nothing satisfies or gives meaning to our lives the way Jesus can. No sport. No amount of popularity. No relationship. Those things can all be great, but when we make them the absolute most important thing in our lives, then we’re setting ourselves up to be totally crushed if for some reason that thing goes away. An injury takes out the rest of your season. That relationship ends suddenly. We can’t count on these things forever…things change! And if we build our lives around them, then our whole lives feel like they come crashing down when something temporary vanishes.

Jesus, however, will never change. He has always and will always be the same. He will never leave you or forsake you. He is the only thing worth building our lives around because he’s the only thing that won’t ever let us down. So, get honest with yourself today and determine if something besides Jesus is sitting at the center of your life. If so, move that thing out of the top spot and place Jesus back there. If you’re thinking, “how in the world do I actually do that?” It’s a good question. To start with, give that thing to Jesus…tell him that you want him to be at the center of your life, and even if he wants you to walk away entirely from that other thing, you’d be willing to for the sake of making him number one in your life. He may or may not want you to do that, but if you can be willing to give it up for Him, you’ll be well on your way to making sure Jesus is at the very center of your life.