We Can Defy Spiritual Gravity: Short Take

“Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither.” C. S. Lewis

Stop. Read that quote from C.S. Lewis again. Digest that for a minute. This stopped me in my tracks when I read it. How many times have we tried to aim for earth. It goes against the natural mind to seek the kingdom heaven instead of earthly things. We “were” creatures of the flesh. Aiming for the earth came quite natural to us. But not anymore. If we have been born again we are new creations. We can defy spiritual gravity. The darkness that surrounds can’t hold us unless we choose to stay on the ground.

If we do not seek to move upward then gravity will pull us down. We must constantly be seeking the kingdom. There is no safe neutral place. It dangerous to stay neutral. It is not beyond the pull of darkness. If we stay suspended gravity will eventually draw us into an earthly mindset. Only to be consumed by earthly things.

We have to wake up every day and defy gravity. Determine to push upward towards that high call in God. We have what we need to soar above. God did not hold back. Everything we need has been supplied in Jesus Christ. If aim for Him we get it all. Aim for the earth we get nothing.

“But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” Matthew 6:33 (NASB)