In 1979, just a year before I was born, Gloria Gaynor topped the charts with "I will Survive". I think all of us have belted this song out. Those catchy lyrics will get you every time. Even as I type the song is rolling around in my head. However, I really am not a fan of the word survive. So often we hear or say "All I need to do is survive today". Yet if you are a Christ follower we are really called to much more then just surviving. In John 10:10 Jesus said "The thief comes only to steal , and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly."
Today I caught myself simply just trying to survive and make it to tomorrow. I had a long to-do list, Layla was fussy, sleep was short the night before and I was feeling strangely alone. The first part of the John 10:10 verse was very applicable in my life today and I allowed it to happen. I allowed the thief to come in and steal my joy, kill my peace and destroy my focus. I was dragged into guilty, self pity state that left me in tears and feeling completely inadequate. I am so thankful that Jesus did not end the verse there. He came that we might have LIFE and not just any life but life in abundance. So I am still working this out in my brain and in my heart. So I think I will leave this here tonight and do some more processing tomorrow about the second part of this verse. Tomorrow I do not want to simply survive, tomorrow I want to live and live abundantly.
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