IS CHRIST VISIBLE OR REAL IN ME?

Gal.:19, Paul in writing to the church in Galatia, says, "Do you know how I feel right now, and will feel until Christ's life becomes visible in your lives?" Imagine how those Galatians felt when they read that!  Sort of like how I feel when I read it today.  Sad.  Empty.  Hurt, even. 

It hurts to know that my life nearing its end,  has so little of Christ that shows. Still full of me, which is chapter 2 of yesterday's blog. but it led me to some thoughts I decided to share.

Paul grieved for his friends unable to express Christ's unerring love and mercy.  And I wonder if Christ grieves for me or for Himself because He can't live His life in me more fully.

How can I learn to think and act with the self-lessness and love of Christ until I can believe it is really Christ Himself doing the acts of love?  Is it just a matter of believing? Am I making this too important to me or is it truly important to God?

This is what I'm thinking: Belief is everything!  In gratitude to Christ, I want to spend more time with Him and include Him in the everyday things that I do, believing that is where He wants to be.  How can I not have Him with me if He lives in me.  He helps me clean the patio furniture and pick up lemons in the orchard. Maybe He's even with me when I play Words With Friends on my IPad with my sister, Shirley, or daughter, Jean.

Now I'm not trying to be silly here.  He either is in me or He isn't. I'm just not usually aware of Him, but perhaps I should be. I shall try to be.

I am a breathing, thinking, and living person who carries the Spirit of Christ within.  Therefore, Christ is with me in all that I do.  How many of these words has He insisted upon in this blog?  Quite a few, I think!

 I want to spend the rest of my life living in the person-hood of Jesus.  I will have my name.  I will be a woman with graying hair. I will sometimes forget His presence and become doubtful, but I will turn and acknowledge His presence once again.

And I will love the Lord with all my heart, because He is my heart.

Your friend, Jesus Christ, alias Jo