Rising to a new level – Part 1

Rising to a new level – Part 1

Jesus looking at him loved him, and said to him, "One thing you lack. Go, sell whatever you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me, taking up the cross." But his face fell at that saying, and he went away sorrowful, for he was one who had great possessions. Mark 10:21,22

We all have aims in life, but at times we come to a place of stagnancy. We push, we pull but we never move. It seems like we are stuck forever. It seems like we are never going to move ahead. It seems like nothing is happening right in life. There we always ask God, "When will it happen?"

Even the youth in the above passage mentioned in the bible had an aim in life. He had earned lot of wealth in his life. This was his first aim which he had achieved and now he had the second aim, to come closer to God. It was his longing from a long time. He had achieved everything in his life, now he wanted God. His pursuit brought him to Jesus. He took efforts to come to Jesus who was surrounded by people who were surrounded by the needy and rejected. This youth was looking at religion. He was saying that I have achieved everything in life, now I can atleast keep up with religion so that God will also be happy. But what he missed was that religion doesn't satisfies. We can keep doing religion but unless we have the relationship with God, we live an empty and dissatisfied life. Religion is created by people, which everyone agrees. Only agreeing is not the solution. After agreeing what have you done to find the truth. The above youth also went ahead and agreed to what everyone said, but he never accepted the truth and searched it out.

Truth can never be hidden. It can be suppressed and persecuted for sometime, but it can't be stopped. Truth will make its way out. Today as the truth is reaching you, search it and share it. Don't be dejected like the youth of the above passage, but search out the truth. Don't say now is not the time. Don't ignore searching out the truth. Think what if you were born in a different religion family then why fight on religion basis, instead search the truth and the truth will get you the freedom. God bless you.

– Jimsen & Sneha