Plug And Play Life

Anxiety in the heart of a man causes depression, but a good word makes it glad.

Proverbs 12: 25 NKJV 

I'm not much of a electronics wizard.  I know my limitations and part of that has to do with most things electronic.  Granted, there are a few things that I can manage to fight through, but most of the time I need a thorough set of instructions to guide me through.  These are what we call "plug and play" people.  We are more than comfortable having to simply plug our devices in and have them work well for us.  The trouble is, most devices today seldom follow the rule of the plug and play life.  More troubling is that life doesn't always grant itself to plug and play simplicity.  If only that were true.  Can you imagine having a life that no matter what the situation, that you could simply "plug" yourself into it and do just fine?  Well, it certainly is possible once we understand what, or who, we need to plug into our life.  I'm not talking about some Rick Warren self help miracle here.  No, this is simply the realization of who it is we really are on the inside.  Once we have this realization within us, the plug and play life can become a reality.  But what is this realization?  Perhaps we need some assistance from the apostle Paul.  For it was Paul who first described our true identity in Christ Jesus.  In Galatians, Paul describes living in the knowing of Christ Jesus in you {Galatians 2:20}.  Of course, this wasn't something that Paul himself was born with.  No, this revelation came unto Paul after his Damascus road experience.  On that day, Paul's life changed forever.  He may have encountered the Spirit of Jesus on that dusty road that day, but his own realization of Christ Jesus in him took a bit longer.  When it came, however, Paul was quick to give credit where credit was due.  Paul explains that it was the Lord Himself who revealed Christ IN HIM in the fullness of time {Galatians 1:15-16}.  Of course, Paul did not become a expert at the plug and play life right away, that took many hours of thought and realization of the man he really was.  Only then could he have the knowledge of the plug and play life.  

"I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me."

Galatians 2: 20 NKJV 

So, what is this knowing of the plug and play life?  Well, start off with the basic question, do you know Christ Jesus in you?  For until we understand this truth of our own identity, we will not understand the plug and play life.  Living with the knowledge of Christ in us means that we understand that it is Jesus Himself who we live as.  It is Jesus who became us, not the other way around.  Knowing that we live as Christ who is in us is the key to living the plug and play life.  Once we understand this fundamental truth we can plug Jesus into any situation we might ever face in life.  The plug and play life can be useful for good times and bad both.  Imagine coming across a stressful situation and knowing that you can simply live life as Christ who is in you?  Wouldn't that be a stress relief?  Imagine living a life not having to worry or stress over what is going on around you.  The plug and play life.  This only comes from the knowing we have that we live our own lives as Christ who is in us.  Until that time we're simply fumbling around with the electronics of life.

~Scott~