Have you ever been in a conversation with someone that you thought would never end? Maybe it was an argument that just kept going. Maybe it was a meeting where everything was decided in the first 15 minutes but went on for a lot longer. Or maybe it was a late-night phone call with a friend that went on and on and on. Sometimes we end up in arguments that won’t end because one of the parties involved won’t let go of the matter. Sometimes we end up in endless meetings because there’s so much to do. And sometimes we end up in long phone calls because we have so much to say to each other.  Have you experienced any of this? 

There’s another type of endless conversation that we find ourselves in – it’s the endless conversations we have with ourselves.  Have you ever had a conversation with yourself that never seems to end?   

I once had a conversation with myself that lasted more than 20 years. Something happened in my teens; I let some people down, and from that moment on I told myself I would never let that happen again. That’s how the conversation started. It continued as I told myself I had to be the best at what I did. It continued at work as I spun stories in my head about what supervisors and co-workers thought about me and my performance – they were never positive stories. The conversation in my head with myself impacted what I heard when Britton told me she loved me – I never fully believed it. That conversation started in my teens, impacted my relationship with God.   

It wasn’t until my late 30’s that the conversation in my head finally came to an end. One event in my teens shaped a conversation that impacted who I was and how I acted for more than 20 years. That conversation finally ended when I wrestled with what Jesus said in John 19:30. Jesus said, “It is finished.”  These are three simple yet powerful words that we often don’t think about, yet they are incredibly powerful if we realize that Jesus meant what he said. 

This weekend, as part of our “Do you really believe this?” we’ll explore what Jesus meant when he said, “It is finished.” I hope you’ll join us this weekend and discover what Jesus meant and what Jesus envisions for you if you’ll really believe it is finished. 

 See you Sunday, 
 
Pastor Kirk