The Heart of the Matter

I’m afraid my faith trajectory too often vacillates between tenuous satisfaction and a need to try harder. I’m at the place where my cognitive fall-back point is a simple trust in the love of God in Christ but my actions keep saying something else. A friend used to say, “Welcome to life under the curse.” And he’s right. There’s really no time for guilt. It’s pointless. The reality is that no matter the circumstance we are well loved children of our Father through Jesus. And this is the feature of faith that keeps us moving forward, hand-in-hand with the Father, despite inevitable failings. In this way, Christ remains central. We rejoice in our Father’s salvational work in Christ, instead of wallowing in self-pity. Jesus remains the heart of the matter.