If there is one thing I've been pushed to do throughout the pandemic is to reflect. I’m sure we all could relate that the pandemic has quite literally pushed the pause button on our day to day lives. Every year, every day, brings new adventures and opportunities on its own but especially as a Disciple of Christ. Throughout this time the question of being at Jesus’ feet in my own personal walk kept crossing my mind. Where have I been in heart, mind, and purpose these past years?
Can I be real? I'm having more silent moments than I'd like, because I am naturally a busy body, I am seeing more of myself and learning about myself. This has been so uncomfortable! I am learning how critical I am of myself, how insecure I am, and how self-sufficient I am. This comes from a lack of understanding who God is and losing sight of what I have been forgiven and freed from. I am a sinful woman. But there is a sinful woman in the Bible that I want to imitate. Yes, you read that right. There is a sinful woman I aspire to be. Stay with me!
Please Read: Luke 7:36-50
In Luke 7:36-50, the sinful woman is a great example of someone having this conviction of understanding who God is and who she is before Him. When she wiped Jesus’ feet with her tears, perfume, and even her own hair, she was expressing her gratitude! Let me remind you that during this time there weren’t shoes like we have today. Jesus’s feet were not the cleanest! This woman would not let any insecurity or fear of what people around her were thinking stop her from expressing that gratitude. Jesus was her heart’s desire.
Fun Fact: This Alabaster Box would be filled with expensive perfume to keep it pure and not spoiled. This particular perfume was believed to be worth 300 denarii, a year’s wage! She used something so precious and valuable for someone she believed to be even more precious and valuable. And what was Jesus’ response? He saw her heart and praised her for it.
It shows me that being elevated in heart is to be humbly at Jesus’ feet. Let me ask you, are you at Jesus’ feet? When life’s worries (where is my husband, Lord?!), insecurities (I should be at abc and have xyz by this time) and even riches and pleasures consume our hearts, it is like the thorns mentioned in Luke 8. Our soil is unable to produce fruit because there is no maturing. When the mind is focused on staying at the feet of Jesus, no matter what hardships and distractions come, God will then be able to elevate us in maturity
Look, I'm trying to change my heart’s posture.
We can be “elevated” in different ways in the world, whether it be our title at work or our credentials at school. But what a beautiful and empowering honor it is to be elevated at Jesus’ feet. I cannot help but feel inspired by this ‘Sinful Woman’ to stay at Jesus’ feet in heart, mind and purpose.
To be elevated in heart by having a love that is driven by grace. To be elevated in mind by not being distracted by the thorns of life, but in running the race that has been given to me, and to be elevated in purpose by embracing my role as a student with Jesus as my Rabboni.
TGDT Contributor: GeDhia Conyers, is a Bay Area native currently residing in Chicago. She loves studying the Bible with women and making memories with loved ones.”
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