I was listening to Phil Vischer on Focus on the Family one day. Many of you may know him from his Veggie Tales fame. Now, after finding the blow of loss, he is back on the scene with "Jelly Telly". When he shared his testimony, he shared a very unique angle on jellyfish that made such an impact on me...that I resolved to become...a jellyfish.
You see, he shared, that jellyfish at rest are blobs. They are unattractive and they are icky. BUT when they are moved by the current they open up and become all that they were meant to be and they are GORGEOUS.
I have since looked at images of jellyfish online and discovered that he was absolutely right. Jellyfish on the move, by no effort of their own, are beautiful creatures.
He went on to draw the analogy between Christians and jellyfish. Like jellyfish, we as Christians just sitting are nothing special. We can become complacent, judgemental, discouraged, disinterested, and the list goes on. BUT when we rest and allow the Holy Spirit to move us...WOW! The fruit is amazing and we become the sweet image of our Heavenly Father.
That is what touched my heart. In my day to day living, am I moving by the Spirit or am I sitting in a Christian blobspot? What moves me? I want to be on the move by the power of the Holy Spirit to show the world, my world, my friends, my family, my children, the beauty of God in my life.
So...when you ask me what I want to be when I grow up I will tell you with great anticipation, a jellyfish!
