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“And when the men of that place recognized him [Jesus], they sent around to all that region and brought to him all who were sick and implored him that they might only touch the fringe of his garment. And as many as touched it were made well.” – Matthew 14:35-36

Boy, I haven’t written here in a while, and I really wish I had, because thoughts and experiences flow out of my memory so quickly! I’ve been reading and thinking a lot recently, and it’s really been a good process for me. For instance, I had the privilege of speaking to some middle/high school kids at a church youth camp this summer, and in preparing for that, I really had to think through and solidify how I thought about different issues, and how I was to effectively communicate them. Most of the time, my life is just in coasting mode – I just deal with things as they come up. But the more I think about it, the more I realize that I can’t just be on coasting mode, but I need to proactively experience life, and not just let life happen to me. One tangible sphere that I think I’m seeing some change is in how I budget my time. Usually I just let my schedule happen to me – whatever comes up, I’ll do. Recently, though, I’ve seen that I need to be really intentional in how I spend my time, making space for different things. I’m working on it, and I still realize that a lot of things still just happen to me.

Anyways, the reason I put that passage from Matthew above is primarily the last sentence, “And as many as touched it were made well.” I was reading that this morning, and I was really struck by the magnitude of the statement – Jesus’ power is inexhaustible. And even in this case, it’s just a small example of the authority and power that he really has. Human language can only partially capture this sense of who Jesus is. The more I think about it, the more I realize that because of that, he is worth everything of who I am – first because He gave me life and breath in the first place, and second because I was meant to bring honor to Him! Even in things like my time (which I often view as my own), I have to continually evaluate how I spend that time – does it connect me to Jesus any better? And as each sphere comes more and more under the lordship of Christ, then real life starts to happen.

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