Rehab
Good day Mosaic RC,
People who go into rehab have certain unhealthy behaviors that need to be changed for their good. However, you certainly don’t have to be an addict to find yourself with bad habits or unhealthy behaviors. Just living in this world is enough. In our broken world, we desperately try to cope with disappointment, pain, and heartbreak. We find ourselves trying to medicate, escape, or numb ourselves with whatever means available. For some of us, we find habits that form in a dependence of substances or learned emotional reactions. Others, in search for love, become addicted to sex as a substitute for love. The world is unrelenting, and it is hard to live in with the unceasing clamor that moves at breakneck speeds without becoming unfeeling and calloused.
But what if there is a way? What if I told you that you could live in this world with peace and freedom and be truly loved. It is true! The Bible tells us that Jesus came to give us life and life to its fullest (John 10:10b). The trick the Apostle Paul tells us is that we need the Holy Spirit (Romans 8 ), so we can navigate this crazy world. Jesus is the giver of the spirit, and He promises that He will be with us forever if we choose to follow Him. Rehab usually starts after you find yourself so tired that you can’t even struggle; they call that the “end of the rope.” Listen to what Jesus invites us to:
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. (Matthew 11:28-30)
God has called Mosaic RC to be an oasis in the harshness of of the world, especially in Rancho Cucamonga.
Rest in Jesus,
Rod