Jesus Is ________

I was going through my old notes and this is something I found from the book Jesus is ____ by Judah Smith. It's a really good book and I recommend it to all. It speaks a lot of about GRACE because Jesus is GRACE he's a lot of other things as well and it's beautifully written and clear to understand. Here's a snippet from the book that applies to my life right now.

05/11/2014
The point isn't to quit thinking about sin. It's to quit thinking about self and to think about JESUS. 
It's to become God conscious and not me conscious. Do you know what Law does?  LAW makes us self conscious. When we are self- conscious, we become sin- conscious. We take our eyes off Jesus, and w focus on our failures, our weaknesses, our short comings. And we end up sinning even more because that's all we can think about. But grace makes us God conscious. When we live by grace, we are continually amazed by the love, goodness and holiness of God. We think about him, and that motivates us to act like him. Are you struggling with sin? You need more will- power. You need more Jesus. Loving Jesus, not avoiding sin, is the focal point of our lives. 

Once Jesus is the focal pint, once he is the culmination of life and the pinnacle of our existence, everything else makes sense. Life becomes simple again. Priorities fall into place and peace, joy, and rest return. 

"Come to me," Jesus calls to us today.
"Come to me all you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest." 
Jesus is the point of life. 

GOD is with us and for us 
SIN does not define us.