Constant Through Christ

I know this is over an hour late, but I'm going to post it anyway. It's short, 'cause I don't really have much to say.

In the final pages of Part II, Jim reflected on his experiences with having his "don'ts" removed. One section particularly struck me, partially because I find myself guilty of that attitude, and also because it speaks to how Christ should temper my life. When Jim referred to his intention to "minister" to the younger or less-mature Christians, I realized that I sometimes do the same thing. Thankfully, God has seen fit to humble me on many occasions already, through the growth and mature of people younger than me, showing me that spiritual growth, like Steven said, is a never-ending process, and that each of us has to contribute in order to grow.

In the end, "our motive is only to be - do nothing, know nothing, act nothing--just to be a sinful bit of flesh, born of a Father's love." (133) Jim goes on to say that the love of Christ holds him together, nothing more and nothing less, despite what goes on in his life. I need to learn that humility, that Christ is the center of my universe, nothing else, and that through my successes and failures I remain His child.