I Can’t Get Enough Of Jesus

My Thankfulness Series Pt. 4

It’s the last Saturday of my thankfulness series with Soul Magazine.

Today, we are going out with a bang, because I saved the best for last.

I am most thankful for Jesus!

In life, we experience great highs, low lows, and all kinds of in-betweens.

Life is constantly changing. Even in what feels like the most boring times in life, it can suddenly be full of unpredictable surprises. We can’t always predict what comes next.

The only thing solid and never changing is Jesus. No matter what, He will be there.

In the good times, we can celebrate with Him. In the bad times, we can cry out to Him. Through big changes, we can lean on Him for guidance. During the mundane times, we can always just talk to Him.

“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” — Hebrews 13:8

There is freedom in believing.

“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” — 2 Corinthians 3:17

There’s a misconception that being a Christian lacks freedom or fun.

It holds me back.

I have a bunch of boring rules to follow.

I believe in every word in a book that was written thousands of years ago.

Listen, the only thing holding me back from living the best life is THIS world.

Living in this world doesn’t protect me from going through really hard times. It throws me right into them. The darkness can be overwhelming.

I am just trying to survive this world like the rest of you. Being a Christian doesn’t mean I won’t go through trials too. I have to go through dark times just like everyone else.

At 23, I can say that I have already been through plenty, but I can also say that I have been saved just as many times.

“I waited patiently for the Lord; He turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; He set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the Lord and put their trust in Him.” — Psalm 40:1–3

Sure, there are a lot of things that I don’t partake in. Enjoying my 20s looks a lot different than the world’s definition. I got married at 20. By 21, I became a full-time housewife. Now, at 23, my husband and I are trying for a baby. There’s a lot of things I do and don’t do because of my faith.

But it would be a lie if I said those little sacrifices weren’t worth it.

I am not perfect.

Just because I am a Christian doesn’t make me perfect. Being a Christian my entire life doesn’t make me better than the girl who became one yesterday. Being a Christian doesn’t make me better than the unbelievers.

I follow a perfect God because I am so beyond imperfect.

“But He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” — 2 Corinthians 12:9–10

People call me seasoned, wise beyond my years, a nice Christian, etc.

What they didn’t see was a very angry teenage Grace. A Grace whose prayers were more like quiet scoldings to God. A Grace who pointed at the world and said, “What is all of this?!” Even the Grace of today has her moments of uncertainty and questioning.

The only difference between now and then is that God spared me. When I made major life changes at eighteen, He showed me His goodness. He didn’t scold me back for the dumb choices that I had WILLINGLY made. My eyes were opened to the darkness in myself and this world.

“When I said, ‘My foot is slipping,’ your unfailing love, Lord, supported me.” — Psalm 94:18

So, when I have doubts and questions, I don’t approach God with my fists in the air anymore. I approach Him as the Father that He is. All my faith is in Him, and in His time, He answers me with a love like no other. The compliments I listed above are not mine, but His.

Today and every day, I am thankful for Jesus. When life, people, and this world fail me, I know that He won’t.

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