The Fullness That is in Christ Jesus

Frances Marx
2 days ago
2 min read

My friend has facilitated a grief group for several years. The group meets weekly to share tools that will help women who are grieving loss of any kind. Although I don't attend the group, my friend has helped me tremendously as I have been working through the grief of losing my husband of 26 years. She has given me permission to share some of the content of one of her meetings.

This lesson was on Laser Focus. "Let us fix our eyes on the author and perfecter of our faith." Hebrews 12:2 "The word "fix" comes from a Greek word that has the idea of concentrating your gaze. It means looking away from other things so that you can focus all your attention on one object."

"After a loss, some things may look different, or everything looks different in our lives. It can be hard not to "fix" our eyes, mind and thoughts on our loved one and the life you shared together."

"Laser focus is an idiom that means to give your full attention to a task or priority, to be intensely focused or hyper focused. It's impossible for us to have a laser focus on the journey ahead when our lives and our identity are tied up in our past."

Then she included a paraphrase of the words of T.E. Marsh on the fullness of Christ.

"In Christ there is full acceptance, therefore do not doubt Him.

In Christ there is peace, therefore trust Him.

In Christ there is life, therefore abide in Him.

In Christ there is blessing, therefore delight in Him.

In Christ there is light, therefore follow Him.

In Christ there is power, therefore wait on Him.

In Christ there is all truth, therefore learn from Him.

In Christ there is grace, therefore receive from Him.

In Christ there is joy, therefore rejoice in Him.

In Christ there is unlimited wealth, therefore depend on Him.

In Christ there is strength, therefore lean on Him."