Love Limits You

The Stunning Limits of Love

Most of us revel in having options. We coach our kids to keep their options open. But too many options is a recipe for anxiety. Think about buying a pair of jeans. Your choices include straight leg, skinny leg, athletic fit, slim fit, high rise, low rise, boot cut… Too many options and we are paralyzed in the face of what decision will be best. Too many options leads to feelings that we could have chosen better and so we are dissatisfied. Instead we need to seek for our lives to be limited by love. When we plug into Jesus we remove all the anxiety, dissatisfaction and paralysis. 

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Modern indifference leaves us incapable of feeling joy even in good times. St Paul describes Christian indifference which leads to joy no matter our condition

Modern Indifference – Can We Be Joyful in All Times?

What is our modern society concerned with? Entertainment? We binge watch one Netflix show after another. Our focus is always on what is next. Sometimes, we will even trade wonderful life experiences for the just okay ones.  We have fallen into a modern indifference and become incapable of experiencing joy.

Christian indifference, the type professed by St Paul, is far different. We live lives of joy no matter whether we are rich or poor. We understand what is truly wonderful and won’t compromise on the just okay.

Where do you put your focus?

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