Life is deeper, Life is richer, as He molds you from the Clay. (Lamb: Clay)
These lyrics from the classic messianic Jewish group Lamb are an excellent and true description of what really happens when one comes to Christ and commits themself to walking in the Spirit and to being molded by His mighty hand. Many people don’t come to Christ, or if they do, don’t fully yield to Him because they fear that their life, plans and dreams would be forfeit or lessened by giving up control and yielding themselves to their creator.
The exact opposite is true. When a person comes to Christ and yields control to the one who formed them from the dust, they actually *find* their life and purpose. Life becomes deeper, life becomes richer as He works in us by His Spirit, shaping and molding us into His image.
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake *shall find it*. (Matt 16:25).
The Lord does not desire to take the fullness and joy of life from us, but to give it to us in abundance. It is the devil who takes and destroys lives, all under the false pretense that things will work out better for us if WE remain in control and do not yield fully to God who is the author of life. The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might *have* life, and that they might have it *more abundantly* (Jn 10:10).
We are inherently a stubborn people, and the idea of letting go and losing our life to God, and His inward work, is a tough thing for us to comprehend, so we hold back thinking we know better than our creator on how to conduct and run our lives and fulfill our hopes and dreams. Most of the inward turmoil and misery we experience in our lives stems from our refusal to submit to His lordship and direction. When we do that, we become self-centered. In fact the very definition of self-centeredness is: “independent of outside force or influence”. When anyone, especially a professed Christian, fails to fully yield to God’s leading and direction, then they enshrine themselves as lord of their lives and they walk in futility.
The fact that this principle remains true for a Christian is an important one. It is possible to pray the prayer of salvation, and “come to Christ”, but to fail to become His disciple. When a Christian fails to daily yield to God and to walking consistently in the Spirit, putting to death the deeds of the flesh, then they remain self-centered and inherently unhappy. Their joy and happiness in life remains dependent on how well things go for them, or how others treat them, rather than from the wellspring of abundant life, the Lord himself who never fails. There is an inward peace and joy that is utterly independent of outward circumstances, and is *available* to all, but it is only given to those who diligently follow His leading and consistently seek Him with all their hearts.
Jer 29:12-13 – Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.