Day 223: Jesus at the centre of it all

so for those of you who went to Hillsong Conference 2011, or have been to a Hillsong service in between (including college chapel, extension services, youth, etc), you will have sung the song (or at least the bridge) of the song, Jesus At the Centre. (brand new song written by Israel Houghton like a few days before conference)

the lyrics for the bridge goes like this:

from my heart to the heavens

Jesus be the centre

it's all about You

yes, it's all about You [repeat]

and I've been questioning it since the day i heard it. i don't know why it took me so long. but like a month and a half later, i FINALLY understand what the lyrics are saying.

FROM MY HEART TO THE HEAVENS

that means from anything I'm passionate/thinking about, that is about myself (or personal/earthly desires) to God's will for me, His perfect plan, and everything else inbetween.

its pretty much a fancier way of saying "everything i do, whether its what i want or what God wants, or both".

JESUS BE THE CENTRE

He is to be at the heart of it all. He is the sole reason for anything that i do. (might have to reconsider some actions before carrying them out eh?).

made me question, does my life revolve around Jesus? do i schedule my life around devotions, prayer time, church time, Jesus time? and not the other way around? (i.e. slot in devos when i can)

IT'S ALL ABOUT YOU

because everything is about Him. not us. anything i do, isn't for me. but allowing myself to be used by God for His glory. not just allowing, but wanting to do it too. and it is ALL about Him. not just a fraction. not 90%. its 100%.

definitely a good reminder of a few of the key verses i live by:

1 cor 10:31

col 3:23

phil 3:8

JESUS!!!

PS. yes i am canadian and i spell it CENTRE. not center. but CENTRE.

PPS. autocorrect actually corrects it for me to "tre" =P