Some friends of mine got me 'The Worst Case Scenario Survival Calendar' for Christmas.
It's sat in front of my PC and kept me entertained for eight months so far with it's random selection of miraculous survival stories and useful advise on how to avoid certain doom in various different scenarios (my favourite recently was how to escape being attacked by killer bees. Tip No.1-Run away....there were other tips, but couldn't get past the humour of the first hint- who really needs to be told to run from killer bees?)
I've mused on this calendar today (and that it took eight months to come up with this thought...) How often are our lives about merely surviving? About getting from one pay day to the next, paying the bills and just about getting by.
I think about Jesus' words in John 10:10 where he says 'I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full'.
And I wonder-do I take those words as seriously as I should?
The answer to that question is usually negative and prompts me to do something about it.
I need to step out of the survival mindset and accept that knowing Jesus is the only way to have a bigger perspective and remind me that there is more than just exisiting available to me.
With him, I can thrive.
I can truly live.
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