What would make your life better?
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Do you ever ask yourself this question?
Maybe you aren’t quick to spell out a well-written statement on what you believe will make your life better. I bet you have some ideas, hopes, and beliefs that are shaping your decisions.
We have formulas that we have bought into that promise to produce a better life.
- More money + Better friends = Better Life
- More flexible job + More obedient children = Better Life
- More degrees + Nicer iPhone = Better Life
- Less arguments + More sleep = Better Life
- More BBQ + Banana Pudding = Better Life
I don’t know the formula that you have bought into, but, when we are honest with ourselves, we all have a formula for success.
Is your hope for a secure future in your degree. Is your hope for acceptance wrapped up in your dating relationships? Are you convinced that more money will bring more happiness?
We are quick to finish this statement:
“Things will be better if…”
- Things will be better if I have more money.
- Things will be better if I have a different job.
- Things will be better if I get this degree.
- Things will be better if my wife would listen to me.
- Things will be better if we have a different house.
- Things will be better if they saw it from my perspective.
We rattle off these statements everyday. Some pursuits are noble and not necessarily sins. Others are lies we have believed because they promise life but lead to our demise. Either way, nothing in these statements will bring us lasting joy, comfort, and peace. Everything will leave us wanting more.
The Creator > The Created Things
Instead, I would love to offer a different statement up.
It is simply this:
Things will be better if I got closer to Jesus.
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Above all, our pursuit of Jesus must be the primary focus of our lives. As we draw near to Jesus, we begin to live within how He has purposed us to live while we cling to His promises.
A better life begins only with a vibrant relationship with Jesus.
John 10:10 “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.”
You have been created to worship the Creator – Jesus. The life Jesus intends for us to live is the best life we could ever experience.
