Jesus The Sustainer by:Tom Dennis

Ever feel alone? Feel like you don't measure up

? Worried or stressed over work, school, or relationships? Wouldn't it be great to have someone who thinks about you, who is aware of what you are going through? You do have someone.

Last time we talked about how Jesus created everything. (If you missed that one, see my blog entry A Simple Life Changing Habit.) Did you know that in addition to Jesus creating everything, he also sustains or maintains everything? In the Bible, tucked away in a letter named Colossians, the writer says, "and in him all things hold together." The reference is Colossians chapter 1 verse 17. Check it out. If you read it, it will be obvious to you that the writer is referring to Jesus as the one holding everything together.

Where is the source of the basic energy that causes all of existence to exist? If Jesus is really God, and he says he is, then the source that causes us to exist comes from him. Let's put this in simple terms, which is my favorite way to think by the way. We exist because God - Jesus - is thinking of us. If God were to stop thinking of us for one second, we would cease to exist. Pretty heavy thought? It sure is. A frightening thought? Not to me. I take great comfort in the understanding that God is continually thinking of me. Jesus is aware of my every challenge and every joy. He is aware that I sometimes doubt and fail him, and he is aware of the times when I express faith and confidence in him. He is aware that I desperately need help in my relationships and he is especially aware when my wife screws up! Oh, sorry. I mean when I screw up.

You are not alone. Jesus waits for you to talk to him. Just talk. Imagine in your mind that he is listening, and just talk. Don't be afraid of keeping things from him; he already knows all about you anyway. There are no secrets from God. Don't worry about using special words or eloquence. Just talk conversationally. Oh, and listen too. How do we listen? That's really a subject for another blog, but one way God speaks is through his word, the Bible. Here I go again, nagging you to read the Bible.

Next time we'll talk about what God's thoughts toward us are like.

About the author

Tom is a seminary graduate and former missionary in western Europe. He now works in business to pay the bills, but his real love is telling people about Jesus. Check out Tom's blog at http://www.livinginthekingdomnow.com

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