We tend to put all kinds of crazy things at our center that weaken our core – things such as ego, anger, status, stuff and other people. Inevitably, there comes a time when these things can’t hold anymore. The latch on your designer purse will eventually break. Human beings let us down. Botox lasts only three months (or so I’ve heard). Like a dying star, we begin to collapse into the darkness, and our light goes out.
Which brings us to the secret of life: We must find a center that will hold. To do so, we need look no further than the scriptures. Consider Isaiah 40:31:
But those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.
What do you have at the center of your life? Is it strong enough to hold you through the good times and the bad?
This message is excerpted from “Our starry secret” by Susan Sparks in the July/August 2023 Gather magazine.
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