NO LONGER I

Galatians 2:20 (NKJV) 20 I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, ...
   We are passionate about the thing that most occupies our thoughts, it may be physical, material or spiritual, that thing whatever it may be is really the god in our life. There is a rule of thumb to determine what we have put first in our life. What is the first thing you do when you are stressed, coffee, cigarets, alcohol, blame circumstances or others? You see the thing that controls you in crises is the thing you are passionate about.
    God should be the center of our thoughts in every circumstance, however we easily see by simple examination what controls us. Paul writes of his eternal passion and it is no longer Paul but Christ, he clearly acknowledges "It is no longer I who lives, but Christ lives in me." When Jesus is the center of our lives then it will be for Him that we live, nothing will keep us side tracked, we will always find ourselves coming back to Him.
   Now what do you long for, is it a closer walk with our Savior or have other things become your passion? Can you say, "I have been crucified with Christ?"
Heavenly Father in You alone there is life ever lasting, we have no other. Help us today to find our passion in You, let every other thing that distracts us from You be erased. May we take a deep breath today and remind ourselves we have been bought with a price we could not afford? Let us begin to make You our passion. Amen