Remaining Afloat!

Ships are built with compartments that can be closed off separate from each other, a design which makes it possible for a leak to occur without threatening the entire ship. If seawater begins filling a compartment it can be closed off to keep from FILLING other compartments. If seawater were to fill most or all the ship’s compartments, the ship would sink.

Perhaps we struggle with a tendency to compartmentalize life. Sometimes consideration is given to how certain things or activities affect one aspect of life, but with a failure to recognize how they might affect another. Some divide life up into the secular and spiritual as if they lived in two separate worlds and even within those two division may compartmentalize the life even further. However, as disciples of Jesus, if we have truly died to self, what should that mean? Should it not mean that our whole life belongs to Him?

If we have only given part of our life to Jesus, what is placed in the other “compartments” of our life is going to affect our ability to remain balanced and afloat. Sin weighs down and hinders the life ( Hebrews 12:1) and can soon cause it to begin listing to the side. When sin comes in we need to be ready to pump it back out. Pumping the right stuff back in can help to dispel that which would otherwise sink us.

Writing to the church at Philippi, Paul stated…
“(9) And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, (10) so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, (11) FILLED WITH THE FRUIT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS THAT COMES THROUGH JESUS CHRIST, to the glory and praise of God.” ( Philippians 1:9-11 ESV)

Let us open up every compartment of our life to Jesus so that He and everything associated with life in Him can FILL us. He has the power to elevate us, keep us from sinking, and maintain life on an even keel even through the storms of life.

Have a great day LIVING A CHRIST FILLED LIFE!
Carl

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