Living headless
Do you remember that character in Pirates of the Caribbean 2 that loses his head when they're on the island racing after each other for the chest? He was one of the bizarre'o pirates, so losing his head really seemed more of a bother than a tragedy. His body staggered around, in a complete stupor, trying to locate the head which was all the while giving directions to aid in their reunion.
That's sort of a gross (although in the movie it does add some comic relief) picture that came to mind this morning after reading in Colossians this morning. I'm sure that calls for some explanation, huh??!!
In the Message part of verse 18 is rendered, "And when it comes to the church, he organizes and holds it together, like a head does a body." Now do you get the image from POTC2?
I wonder how often I sit my head aside to go through the day "headless". When I lose sight of God's truths...when I try to go it alone...that's really what I'm doing. I am going against the transformed, recreated mind (head) that I've been given.
Thinking about all of this, my mind went to the trainer at the gym that we've been speaking with. His thoughts have been moving more and more in the direction of Christ. It's incredible to see this journey occurring, and more to be even a small part of it (God was working in him before we came along). We were talking the other day about everything and I mentioned how I don't think we're able to come close to understanding life without Christ. That really makes a lot of sense considering the passage I quoted above. After all, how would it be possible to understand anything without our heads?!
We can be...I can be...much like the bizarre'o pirate in the movie. It's so easy to lose our heads...it's so easy to lose sight of the most important, central piece of our existence. When we do this...again, when I do this...I find that we do little more than stumble around, trying to figure out which way's up, where we're going, and how to get there....things are unclear and it's difficult to find our way. But when we are living in sync with Christ...when we keep him in that vital place in our lives...things change. Clarity...meaning...purpose...these things and others abound.
That's sort of a gross (although in the movie it does add some comic relief) picture that came to mind this morning after reading in Colossians this morning. I'm sure that calls for some explanation, huh??!!
In the Message part of verse 18 is rendered, "And when it comes to the church, he organizes and holds it together, like a head does a body." Now do you get the image from POTC2?
I wonder how often I sit my head aside to go through the day "headless". When I lose sight of God's truths...when I try to go it alone...that's really what I'm doing. I am going against the transformed, recreated mind (head) that I've been given.
Thinking about all of this, my mind went to the trainer at the gym that we've been speaking with. His thoughts have been moving more and more in the direction of Christ. It's incredible to see this journey occurring, and more to be even a small part of it (God was working in him before we came along). We were talking the other day about everything and I mentioned how I don't think we're able to come close to understanding life without Christ. That really makes a lot of sense considering the passage I quoted above. After all, how would it be possible to understand anything without our heads?!
We can be...I can be...much like the bizarre'o pirate in the movie. It's so easy to lose our heads...it's so easy to lose sight of the most important, central piece of our existence. When we do this...again, when I do this...I find that we do little more than stumble around, trying to figure out which way's up, where we're going, and how to get there....things are unclear and it's difficult to find our way. But when we are living in sync with Christ...when we keep him in that vital place in our lives...things change. Clarity...meaning...purpose...these things and others abound.
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