Reflect.

I think I've mentioned before why the name of my blog is Reflect. But I was reading N.T Wright the other day and a point he made just really fit with the theme of my writing, that is when we reflect the image of God we become more truly human. 

And honestly, that is really my heart for this blog - I truly do believe that becoming more like Christ is what makes us feel most alive, most fulfilled, most satisfied. 

What is even more amazing is that although I am unable to do that work of reflecting myself, God has become so completely intertwined with my being, His Spirit has so filled me and empowered me, that the work of reflecting Christ is happening completely because of His transformative power.

I think most people who know me would say that I am a "good" person. But the truth is that my heart can be so vile -- scheming and jealous and envious and prideful. But to truly reflect Christ, to truly be human, it is my heart that is must be changed. And because I cannot change it myself --trust me, I've tried -- I must let God in to do the work for me.

And letting God in...well,

That means laying down my pride.
That means letting go of the rotten things I desire.
That means turning my face toward the face of Christ.
That means living a life that worships Him.

And for some, giving up themselves to Christ, is just too much of a sacrifice.
Turning away from the sin that binds them is inconceivable.
Accepting grace seems too easy.
And worshiping something other than self, too hard.

But that is the price. The price to live. The price to truly live. To be as I am intended to be. To be human, fully and completely.

This blog is my story. As I learn to let God in more. As I learn to reflect Christ, each and every day. As I am changed, transformed really, not because of what I have done, but because of what He has done. As I become more myself, as I become a human who is alive.

Grace and Peace --