a conversation with a friend.

We wer talking about being encouraged, and i started to share with her a passage i just read, that turned into a revelation to me...
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Josh
i was reading through mark 6 tonight, and i caught a verse that i had never seen before... mark 6:31

[Her]
im lookin in the message

Josh
after the twelve went out and cast out demons and healed people, they come back and it says that because the people were coming and going so much, they didnt even have a chance to eat. and jesus says "come with me by yourselves and get some rest"

[Her]
sounds like my life
resting is one of the ten commandments!
honor the sabbath
we dont do it

Josh
but even in the midst of the "restful place" there was a HUGE crowd of people... and the desciples start to freak and jesus basically says "ill take care of it... you dont get it... you work and work and work... but here- look... im the rest, im the secret place, im the bread to fead them, im the boat that holds you... I AM.

i LOVE that about JEsus

[Her]
i know

Josh
we keep trying to be this anjd be that and go and go and go... and jesus is simply standing there, saying "whatever you need- im it. food? here i am. rest? here i am. help for others? here i am. health? im here. im the very boat that carries you to the rest you need.

isnt that cool!


[Her]
yeah it is
hes everything

Josh
but its scary to think that Jesus could be everything.

[Her]
i think its comforting

Josh
yeah...idk... for me, it comes down to the question "if Jesus is everything, what am i?"

[Her]
nothing but he makes me something

Josh
i need to learn to be comfortable in that place. the place of significant insignificance. We're nothing... completely unneccisary to do anything good or worthwhile in and of ourselves (even though we sure do try)... but jesus is standing there, right next to us, watching us fret and toil about all the while saying "hello!? im over here... im what you're looking for... yoohoo... you dont need to work, you dont need to worry, you simply need to know in the very core and pit of your soul and being who i am. if you know that... you wont feel oppressed a day again in your life...

i just keep thinking that if Jesus really is IT, is EVERYTHING... then i sure do waste a lot of time trying to find whats right in front of me