The man who gives life

SO, how clean is your house? Do you know what not to wear or how to eat yourself thin?

A flick through the TV channels will uncover programmes advising how we should be looking after our homes, looking our best, eating well and – if we have them – bringing up our children.

Whether it is Gok Wan in Fashion Fix, Kim and Aggie in How Clean is Your House? or Dr Christian Jessen in Supersize vs Superskinny, there are no end of experts telling us how to get the most out of our homes, food and clothes and feel better about ourselves.

They are broadcasting’s life coaches who come into our homes for free.

It’s just as well they are free on telly as a personal life coach is expensive. For anything up to £200 an hour these gurus will help their clients determine and achieve their personal goals.


Dr Christian Jessen from TV show 'Supersize vs Superskinny'

There are numerous adverts in newspapers and on the internet that offer, or sometimes ‘guarantee’, success because of the input of professional life coaches. Some people might wonder how we can possibly live in the modern world without their help.

But this raises the question of whether we really need someone to tell us how to live our life, what to wear, where to live or with whom to have a relationship.

Life is a journey, and we do well to look to someone to guide us through. But that guidance can be given only by someone who totally understands us, is purely altruistic and has no other agenda than our best interests.

It might sound impossible to meet someone like that – but it’s not. Jesus matches up to all those requirements.

When he was on earth he said: ‘I am … the life’ (John 14:6 New International Version). The life that Jesus embodied was a life of fullness in which we get the most from every day, regardless of our circumstances.

Not only can Jesus guide us through life, but he is also the source of a full and purposeful life. We don’t need to spend large amounts of money paying for life coaches when the best coach of all is available.

If we commit ourselves to following him, Jesus will show us how to clean up our lives and enjoy a great life that will last for ever.

UK War Cry July 2010