Resetting to True North: Come to Jesus
🧭 Resetting to True North
Each Wednesday, we take a moment to pause midweek—to recalibrate our hearts,
refocus our direction, and realign with our True North: Christ. Whether the
week has brought distraction, discouragement, or drift, this is a space to slow
down and reset as we walk His Path, Daily.
The end of one of my favorite books, Gentle and Lowly
by Dane Ortlund, finishes in a way I truly appreciate.
What is the real application and work of our Christian
faith? Two steps:
- Come
to Jesus
- See
Step 1
In this season of life—currently in the middle of a few
overlapping storms—I’ve felt pretty overwhelmed lately. And I’m realizing much
of that comes from focusing on my own effort rather than on Christ, what He’s
already accomplished, and where our ultimate hope lies—not here, but in the
life to come.
This morning, my daughter Sabina and I were reading Mark
13:1–23, and we especially reflected on verses 5 and 23:
“And Jesus began to say to them, ‘See that no one leads
you astray.’”
— Mark 13:5 (ESV)
“But be on guard; I have told you all things beforehand.”
— Mark 13:23 (ESV)
We are called to be alert—to be on guard, and not
be led astray. But we don’t do this in our own strength. We do this by
fixing our focus on Christ. And that kind of “focus” isn’t passive—it’s active.
How do we do that?
By being in His Word.
By spending time with Him in prayer.
This isn’t a “check your reading plan box” moment or
casually whispering a few thoughts toward heaven.
This is about intentionally entering into the Word of God—reminding
ourselves that what we are reading are the very words of our Creator.
I’ve said this before, but it bears repeating:
If someone walked up to me and said,
“Hey, I found something. It’s your
great-great-grandfather’s journal—and he deeply loved Christ. I thought you’d
want to have it.”
…I’d be speechless. I’d treasure that.
And yet—what a temptation it would be to treasure that more
than the Bible.
But our Heavenly Father hasn’t just left us a
journal.
He’s given us the Word of Life—and far too often, we treat it as casual.
For those of us who can slip into legalism (hello, mirror),
we can start beating ourselves up when we fall short. But the goal is not
perfection—it’s remembering the treasure we’ve been given in the Word of
God, and the privilege we have to speak directly to our Father in
prayer.
That’s the focus.
It’s about striving, actively tuning out the noise,
the weeds, and the thorns of this world—so we can refocus on our Savior.
To rest in the comfort and guidance of the Holy Spirit.
To praise the Father.
To come to Jesus.
This is hard—and I do this poorly, especially lately.
But the noise of the world will always try to steal our focus.
The peace that surpasses all understanding?
It’s found in Him, not here.
So again, the simple truth from Gentle and Lowly
remains:
Come to Jesus.
See Step 1.
📖 Scriptures for
Reflection:
“Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he
who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and
without price. Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and
your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat
what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food.”
— Isaiah 55:1–2
“For your Maker is your husband, the LORD of hosts is his
name; and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer, the God of the whole earth
he is called.”
— Isaiah 54:5
“You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on
you, because he trusts in you.”
— Isaiah 26:3
“To whom then will you liken God, or what likeness
compare with him?”
— Isaiah 40:18
“Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; and give
me life in your ways.”
— Psalm 119:37
“When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose
word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?”
— Psalm 56:3–4
“Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my
thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way
everlasting!”
— Psalm 139:23–24
“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is
honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is
commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise,
think about these things.”
— Philippians 4:8
“Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we
have heard, lest we drift away from it.”
— Hebrews 2:1
“Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead
our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal
covenant, equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in
us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory
forever and ever. Amen.”
— Hebrews 13:20–21
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud
of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so
closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking
to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith…”
— Hebrews 12:1–2
“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I
will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle
and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”
— Matthew 11:28–29
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