[Trapped]

Today's quote by Lee:

Since Christ is everything, there is no need for us to decide to do anything or to be anything. Instead, we should simply turn to the Lord and say, “Lord, thank You. You are my life and my everything. You are the real God and the real man. When I need love, You are love. When I need humility, You, Lord, are humility. Whatever I need, You are.

I think this is one that sounds good, and in one sense I don't disagree with it. Christ is all and in all, and nothing good dwells in us, and we can't do anything without Him sustaining us.

But on the other hand, I feel like this kind of quote makes it seem a little too much like it's not on us to do or be anything. But if it isn't on us to do or be anything, then God has no foundation for His judgment of any of us. We are told to obey His commands. If the thought is that "only He can do it" then, when God judges us and finds us not loving enough, etc....then we can just point to Christ and say "He didn't do that in me enough!" Well.....that doesn't work, does it.

I guess my takeaway is that often when Lee needed to be balanced, he wasn't. And when he needed to be straightforward, he was balanced and it took away from what needed to be said.