Humanity of Mondays

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"Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick; I came not to call the righteous, but sinners" (Mk 2:17)

I constantly (at least every Monday) have to remind myself that this world is a journey, not a destination. That we will fall because we are human.  I have to keep Mondays and rainy days in perspective understanding that the struggle is real because of the reality of humanity. We are broken. We are not perfect. YET there's good news (the best news of all of eternity)... Jesus came so that we can finally achieve that perfection through complete and total union with Him ultimately. C.S. Lewis says it best when he states,“If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.” We desire this perfection, yet we cannot attain it. We are subject, rather destined to fallen brokenness. 

Oftentimes in my life I've come to fear this brokenness, to hate the vulnerability of being wrong or less than my expectations. Yet, it's intrinsic to our present state, completely unavoidable while we are still in our human form. Ironically enough avoiding this vulnerability at all costs could cost me everything simply because it is in our humble brokenness where we meet Jesus. Jesus did not turn first to the pharisees or the people who regarded themselves highly. He made himself present to the humble, the lowly, the people who knew they needed Him. If I live constantly thriving at my fullest potential then what need would I have of a savior? 

The kingdom of God is a place that begins in the hearts of those who let God in, the hearts of the poor and lowly that rely on their creator. We have to let Jesus fill in our "cracks" and meet us where we are in our brokenness while also imitating Him in the way he loves the ones who offer the least yet need it the most. sometimes we may not even realize that that person is indeed ourselves. 

Here's to a rockin Monday and a stellar week! Let's try to reach out to all those that might need Love and open our own hearts to Him (easier said than done.. .but that's the good thing, Jesus completes our brokenness hey hey!)