“The Way We Were Meant to Live” by Pastor Nate

I love those moments when I get to watch friends in their element.  I recently saw a friend who just came alive as he finally got to lead and facilitate a large group event after 2 years of Covid kept him from gathering people together.  It was amazing not only to witness just how talented he was in a space like this but to also see the ways that he became more energized and more alive as the evening went along.

Witnessing my friend on that night reminded me that moments like that, are what God hopes we all can find.

The fact that God became human in the person of Jesus just shows us that God deeply values this human life.  And while on earth Jesus was consistently helping people recover their life and discover their purpose.  Jesus wasn’t concerned with people following rules just for the sake of rules; no Jesus was constantly guiding people “to have life and life abundantly” (John 10:10).

I think there is a lot that we can learn by simply looking at Jesus’ life and seeing it as an example of how we were meant to live.   God became human in the person of Jesus and so Jesus’ life of compassion, celebration, and love can be seen as a guide for how we might live an abundant life; how we might live in the ways God always intended for us to live.