It Is What It Is - Right?

It is what it is - right? Wrong! Absolutely wrong. I have heard this statement tossed around everywhere lately. On reality shows, sports shows, in articles, newspapers, and so much more. The statement is clear, precise and forthright. It is often said when someone reaches a point in life or faces a situation where there seems to be no escape route, no way out, no plan B. It reminds us to look and see with a realistic outlook. It is what it is. Accept it and work through it. Accept it for it is what it is.


That may be true for many but not for me. How about you? I can't accept this statement at all and no Christian should see this statement as reality, something that we have to accept, something negative, or unchangeable. I tend to see this another way. When my reality is in Christ Jesus and when He is my reality, it is what it is IN HIM. My reality changes in Him. I no longer live in the reality of the world at large even though I live in it. I live in the world in the reality of Jesus Christ and what He says about me, my life, my destiny, and my purpose. So it is what it is.........in Him, for me.


I see possibilities become realities in Christ. No eye has seen or no ear has heard what God has prepared for those who love him. Christ is in us, the hope of glory and by the Holy Spirit we enter into the reality of Jesus Christ and the power of the Kingdom. Don't accept anything that does not align your life with Christ Jesus and in Christ Jesus. Now, don't get me wrong. I am not espousing some ethereal life where we are living a life where there are no problems or circumstances that leave us disoriented for a time. I am saying that being in the world in Him gives us a reality that those who don't know Him simply don't have. This blog is about Jesus Christ as reality so all I say, all I see is Him. He is my center point. He is my life, in Him and through Him. 


It is what it is. That is a dangerous statement for when we say it, we are saying that we have no control, no future, no way to change things. Well that may seem to be true. Yet there is a reality that rises above that. The reality is the person of Christ Jesus. He says what it is. 


Realities that may penetrate your life:
Sickness
Financial situations out of control
Family crises that are mind boggling


The list goes on and on. We see our situations and slump down in defeat agreeing with the world. "Well, it is what it is. What can I do about it?"


What can you do about it? Absolutely nothing BUT He can. When you change your position to one of faith, your perspective changes to see Him as reality. He alters our reality when we are born again. Situations come and go. Life goes up, down and all around. BUT it is NOT what it is. We have a future secure in Him. He is the One we run to, live in, move in and have our being in Him. He is our reality. 


More on the way............