Fully Alive

By Paula Williamson guest writer

Have you ever seen the movie Dead Man Walking? Sometimes life can feel like that—going through the motions, yet unsure of your purpose or why you’re here at all. Don’t we all long to know?

At some point, many of us realize that everything the world offers eventually loses its shine. As Scripture says, there is nothing new under the sun. What once felt exciting can leave us empty, searching for something more.

It Is Written

Ephesians 2:1–5 “And you were spiritually dead and separated from Him because of your transgressions and sins, in which you once walked, following the ways of this world… gratifying the cravings of your flesh and following its desires and thoughts… But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved.”

Alive and Fully Alive!

Before Christ, we were spiritually dead—breathing, moving, existing, but separated from the true source of life.

The world promises fulfillment, but it cannot sustain it.Sin offers satisfaction, but it never satisfies for long. Yet God…Because of His great love and rich mercy, He steps in.He doesn’t leave us in that lifeless state. He makes us alive. Not partially alive.Not barely surviving.But truly, fully alive in Christ. This is what our hearts have been longing for all along.

Prayer

Lord, regardless of how I feel or what I see around me, I choose to believe Your Word. You say I have been made alive in Christ. I don’t have to live under the influence of the world, my flesh, or the enemy’s lies. Today, I surrender my life to You—Your will, Your purpose, Your plan. I am Yours.Teach me to live fully alive in You.

Takeaway

I don’t have to just exist.In Christ, I am made alive.