Password

Passwords, we all have them. Passwords for your computer and all your personal information. Passwords to get your money out of the bank or keep your sibling out of your e-mails.

Sometimes passwords are used not only for our technology, but also for people. When my sister and I were younger I would be playing with my friends and for my sister to be allowed to play with us she needed a password. Of course she would never get it right, and if she did I just happened to change it before she finished her word (Sorry Morgan). I used my passwords to keep my little sister out, and sometimes our passwords for our lives keep other people out too. If a guy I had a crush on came up to me right now and asked for my number I would be totally game, but if he asked for my banking pin number that would be a problem and really creepy.

So to protect ourselves we have levels. Different passwords can unlock different parts of our lives. A friend might need to consistently devote time to a friendship and be honest with you for you to trust her opinion on if your dress makes you look fat. To get to the "next level" of friendship maybe both of you need to open up about past hurts in your lives. This password allows you to become more yourself and unlock different parts of you.

This is all fine and good, but what about that part of you that no one gets the password for. What do we do when no one we have ever met has said the words or done the deed required for us to move to that final level. That level where it is dirty and scary, the place where no one wants to see. If you are like me, then you might "change" the password when someone gets close, like I did with my little sister.

Psalm 139:1-3 (NLT) says,
"O LORD, you have examined my heart and know everything about me. You know when I sit down or stand up. You know my thoughts even when I'm far away. You see me when I travel and when I rest at home. You know EVERYTHING I do"

This verse is telling us that God literally knows everything about us, he overrides the system and bypasses our password. He currently has access to the most intimate part of our lives. He continually knows all of our secrets and gross parts of our past. He has access, but still seeks your permission. God created you from his hands and knows exactly what you are going to say before you say it. He knows how many cute guys you check out on the way to class (oh- maybe just me), and how many hairs are on your head.

God knows it all...and STILL wants to pursue you.
"Your beauty and love chase after me everyday of my life." Psalm 23:6a ( The Message)

Christ is pursuing you and loves you so much. He knows the darkest scariest part of your life and he still wants a relationship with you.
Even though he knows everything about you, he won't change your "settings" or any of your other personal information. He loves you so much that he gave you a choice. The only way we can allow God to alter our lives and our hearts is to give him the password and let him make the changes.

Allowing another "admin" in our lives is scary, I totally get that. How can we give him access to all of us and expect him to stay?  How can we even change with the current codes we already have? Thankfully we don't need to worry about that. Since Jesus died on the cross he crushed our sin and our need for a password with him.

Allow Jesus to gain access to your heart and he will cast out the fear and show you his beauty.