The heaviness of this world is sometimes if not almost always tough to carry. When we experience this in our life we sink to the bottom and it’s so hard to breath. That feeling you get when you are underwater, and you so desperately need that breath. Life will keep you in this state for as long as it can. The more broken down and beaten we feel the less likely we are to help others because we are so focused on our own crap.
It is funny how we all know that when your throw a stone into water it will immediately sink to the bottom and that how life works for many of us. Things happen to us, a family member or a friend and we sink. We listen to the lies that we are worthless or not good and it keeps us holding our breath looking to find a way to the top. We would give anything for that breath, that feeling of weight being lifted from us. That desperation leads us all to our different vices. We choose those things that help us forget we are drowning and sinking. It is in this mode of desperation that Christ can prevail.
You see, my friends with Jesus it is not about magic! It isn’t like you accept Christ and then your life because all unicorns and rainbows, no not at all. What happens is he walks with you. When he comes into our lives, it’s not that we don’t carry the heaviness that has molded us, he just keeps us afloat. Yes, the stone that floats!! Much like the pumice stone which is a real stone that does float, all our brokenness, the holes created by life allow us to fill up with Christ and we rise to the top. Yes, we are on the surface, we can breathe, and it is now up to us to stay afloat. When you look in the picture what you do see is the shadow below the now floating stone. There is a reminder of the past, a reminder of where we were taken from. The fact that Christ can do all things and can watch us and protect us, is all him. We must trust that God will help us and guide us and laugh with us all through these days.
I love being a stone that floats, it is comforting to know I do not have to do this life alone, but that Jesus will be there with me. To guide me and keep me on the surface. The beauty of Christ is when we decide to hold our breath to go back to drowning, He simply says here and stretches His hand out to us much like he did for Peter. Hold on to me and you never have to let go, even in your brokenness and darkness, Christ is with us. Choose to rise to the surface, choose to give Jesus your secrets and the lies you listen too, truly commit to trust him and see what happens!
One Love, One King All Christ!
