At every core there is life. Seeds of life, in apples. Heart of life, in Humans. Without seeds apples wouldn’t exist. Without hearts humans wouldn’t exist. In order to be at the center of an apple you have to FIND it. You have to eat it layer by layer until you hit the core. However you have to know and be at the center to know you can find a center. To know humans you have to find their heart to be at their true self. The person God created them to be. The same is for Christians or those seeking a relationship with Christ. God is always there, you just have to be willing to FIND Him within you. However, you can’t find the center if your not at it.
This may all seem a little backwards because, how can you be at something if you don’t find it first. The answer is simple….How do you know you’ve found it if your not at the center in the first place? I just answered the question with a question, which makes things more complicated, but let me explain. I heard someone say, “You have to be at the center to find the center”. Can you guess who it was? If you guessed a potter you’re right. She explained it like this…
If you’re going to make a piece of pottery you have to be at the center of the wheel to find the center of the vessel.
With this illustration in mind…apply it to your own life. If I am not at the center of Christ, meaning if I am not fully captivated by His grace, and not following His will for my life, then I will never find the center. My life will always be off balance. God keeps things in balance. He is the potter and we are the clay, but if we are to mold others into Christ followers we need to be at the center (Our relationship with Christ must be genuine and we must be servants as God has called us, if we are going to find the center of others.) If we ignore our own relationship with Christ and the responsibilities of serving and everything God has called us to do and be, we will not allow others to be at the center. If that happens we are hindering the Spirit from working in the lives of others by our lack of commitment.
I don’t know about you, but I want to be at the center so I can find the center. Because since God has called us to GO and make His name great to everyone we come into contact with then I better be prepared. So join with me at the center, so we can go out and find the centers of others, and help change their centers, to be at the centers, so they can find the centers of others too.
