CLIU - Christ Lives in Us

I felt so weird today catching myself wanting to increase in certain things such as love, or wisdom. The more I thought of it, the more I realized I was asking God for an individual package deal. When in reality, the package is Jesus Christ. As we sit in him, all that we desire comes to be. Holy spirit produces what is of Christ in me which entails love, wisdom, righteousness, peace, compassion, etc. It's not pick and choose. There's only one complete package. However, we cannot live outwardly until we allow god to instill Christ in us.

CLIU - an acronym my small group adopted as "Christ lives in us." I was meditating on this and the more I focused in on this, the more I asked what does that even entail? It's a bold and important statement; but rarely understood. It's a need; but usually the least prioritized. It's an opportunity for comfort; but yet the most feared choice. Why? It's weird... but understandable. As I began to meditate more on the character of Christ, I became more and more drawn to how it is no longer I, but him in me; in us. His love, grace, humility and compassion... all of it, in me. Christ's love IS IN ME! Christ's humility in me. His wisdom, joy, faith... All of it! Christ doesnt only live in me, his life is now me. That little 'm' me is now a big 'M' Me because He reigns supreme in Me! Hallelujah! I am now holy, pure and blameless not because of what I can do or will do, but because of what he's done. See, it's not stupid for me to ask for more love or more grace or more humility. But would it not be greater to ask for more of Him?! God doesn't send down packages for us to open and receive. He gave us his son so that we may have it all. That His son in me is enough. He is my sufficiency. He is all I want and need.