Heroes

"Let the heroes rest

let the striving cease

I lay down my crown

here at your feet"

~Amanda Lindsey Cook

What would it be like to live in total peace? To not wonder if you were doing the 'right' thing? To be content? For most of my life I have said that I live in this complete peace because I have Jesus. A deep underlying peace- yes. A surface level zen-thoughts kind of peace- heck to the no.

Honestly, I have lived in worry and anxiety... because of Jesus.

Now, before you sound the alarm, throw your hands in the air, and run around screaming 'blasphemer, BLAsphemer!'...hear me out.

In the church we have this idea that 'doing stuff for God' is like the most important thing about existing. If you aren't doing something FOR God...than do you even LOVE Him? All of this emphasis put on doing takes away our peace and actually hinders us from knowing our best friend.

From the very beginning, God created man to simply be with Him. He is our creator. Our Father. We already have His attention.

I think that the church puts a lot of weight on 'calling' and 'ministry' because, when done right, it can feel like magic.

Whenever I have felt the Lord working through me, its the second best thing ever. Seriously. I feel so alive and so sure of His goodness.
Yet somehow, things go a little wrong. I start to pursue God working through me rather than my friendship with Him. For some idiotic reason I think that if I do more cool things for Him, maybe He will love me more (which is impossible).
*bursts into hysterical laughter*

This is how I lose my peace.

 I wasn't made to do things for the Lord. I was made to be with the Lord. And out of that being, He works through me.
You feel me?

OF COURSE there will be different times in our lives; some times will be busy and some times will be quiet. But pretty much none of the time should we be feeling like we need to earn God's love...we already have it.

He doesn't need us or even want us to be the heroes.

That's His job.

So, take a deep breathe in and just sit at the hero's feet.

He likes being with you.

Love,

Miss K.