I Want the Hope That Empowers Me to Wait with Joy

Daily writing prompt

What is one thing you would change about yourself?

I want the hope that empowers me to wait with joyful anticipation! I want to be a cheerful waiter, not a grumpy one.

To continually focus on and surrender to the presence of Jesus is to wait well! In the light of Christ’s presence there is joyful patience that overflows with the fruit of the Spirit. Inner disturbance disappears into peace when Christ-awareness is cultivated, embraced, and maintained.

The pearl of great price (Matthew 13:45-46) which is the inner government of God (Luke 17:21) is built on ongoing conscious awareness of “Christ in you.” (Colossians 1:27) Your own thoughts, feelings, and desires and the cares of life continually work to distract you from the conscious awareness of Christ’s presence. Refuse to let them disrupt your awareness of the risen Jesus. (Colossians 3:2)

Ongoing consciousness awareness of the presence of the risen Jesus is the key to Spirit-led Christianity. Notice Him now. Notice Him later. Notice Him always! (John 15:4) Christ-awareness gives you the capacity to hear and learn directly from Jesus.

True Christianity is Christ awareness! Settle for nothing less. To continually be aware of Jesus and enjoy His presence will bring your life into focus.

The purpose of church is to raise our awareness of the actual presence of Jesus. If it doesn’t do that it’s missing the point. Religion is a substitute for Christ-awareness. Christianity without Christ-awareness is empty religion.

To read the Bible without Christ-awareness is to ignore the power of the Book! Analysis of the Bible without the awareness of the presence of Jesus leads to blind religious pride. To be aware of the presence of Jesus for a single moment is more powerful than all the theology you can learn in a lifetime.

Stop for a moment. Look around you. Listen to Jesus. Wake up and become aware of His presence with you and in you.

Here and there
And everywhere
The presence
Of Jesus
Can lead us.
Learn to hear
And obey
What Jesus
Has to say.
Let your fear
Disappear.
Be of good cheer.
(Matthew 28:20)
(Colossians 127)
(Romans 8:14)
(John10:27)
(John 14:15)
(1 John 4:18)
(John 16:33)

About Steve Simms

I like to look and think outside the box. In college I encountered Jesus Christ and I have been passionate about trying to get to know Him better ever since. My wife and I long to see the power and passion of the first Christ-followers come to life in our time. I have written a book about our experiences in non-traditional church, called, "Beyond Church: An Invitation To Experience The Lost Word Of The Bible--Ekklesia." If you need encouragement, search for: Elephants Encouraging The Room and/or check out my Amazon author page. Thank you!

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