Jimbo's Jots

It’s Goldilocks coming in the bears’ house tasting their food, sitting in their chairs and laying in their beds. Whatever desperation led Goldilocks to be lost in the woods (I’m sure there’s a Hollywood story out there!), she sought comfort in a place unfamiliar to her. So, the food was too hot or too cold; the chair was too hard or too soft and the bed the same, too hard or too soft. With all, she found something “just right”.

I don’t know what it is but it’s the same with relationships and dealing with people. We shift from person to person looking for the right group of people that we can find a “comfortable” spot in. We all know and maybe tried to connect to people that are “too hard”. We also know and attempted a relationship with some that are “too soft”. And then we find a groove with a group of people and say, “These people are just right.”

Recently, I got in to a conversation with a young lady that I met this last year at camp. She’s had struggles and has had to deal with a lot in her 15 years here on earth. As we were finishing up our conversation, it hit me . . . I’m her “just right”. What was probably a 15-20 minute conversation to help her copy with some struggles back in June has lead to her contacting me periodically to help with her current struggles.

Jesus says, ““Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.” (Matthew 11:28-30, The Message)

When we feel like we’re Goldilocks lost and broken, Jesus says, “Come! I’m your “just right!”

Be blessed and be a blessing!