Adrenaline Part Two~

Greetings~

Hebrews 12: 2-3 “Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we’re in. Study how He did it. Because He never lost sight of where He was headed—that exhilarating finish in and with God—He could put up with anything along the way: Cross, shame, whatever. And now He’s there, in the place of honor, right alongside God. When you find yourselves flagging in your faith, go over that story again, item by item, that long litany of hostility He plowed through. That will shoot adrenaline into your souls!”

 

For the past few days Christ has been front and center on many of our minds as we just celebrated Palm Sunday, and Good Friday and Easter are almost here.  And this is exactly what these verses are talking about.  We should start off our days and sign off at night plugged in to Him.  Ultimately, this will shoot adrenaline into our souls.  I looked up the definition of adrenaline to see what we can expect.

 

“Adrenaline helps the body meet physical and emotional stress.  It also typically gives a noticeable increase in strength and performance, causes heightened awareness, and allows the body to react quickly to danger.  During this surge, the body’s ability to feel pain also decreases.” (Thank you wisegeek.com).

When we keep our focus on Christ, we receive supernatural help to meet stress, we receive strength to live life, we experience heightened awareness to make wise decisions, and can react quickly to all the danger around us.  And as an added bonus, our pain decreases.  And in case you are wondering, you can stand right in the middle of any disconnect that someone you love is having with God and bridge that gap through prayer so your loved one can receive shots of adrenaline as well. In John 17 Christ prayed for God to show us His truth.  We can pray for that as well because the truth will inspire our loved ones to seek Him.  

 

Everyone alive already knows theses realities: Stress is unavoidable, we are powerless in so many situations, and pain is all too real.  The greater truth is that by keeping our eyes on Christ, all of us will receive the boost we need to make it through. 

PRAYER:  Dear Lord, We take a moment to enjoy Your presence.  Breathe Your goodness and joy into our souls.  We are focused on You right now and receive the adrenaline boost we need to live our lives.  We pray for those we love so that You will show them how much they need You – how much You want to bless them and help them.  In Jesus’ name, AMEN~