My Bread of Life

Okay I owe you guys a couple of blog posts!! So here we go.

Jesus the Bread of Life - "do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you".
Jesus is the only one that can sustain us day after day and it is his approval and love we should be chasing after.  I too often get preoccupied with how other people perceive me and what they expect of me when the only person I should be worried about is Jesus.  I have been learning the hard way that this approval I seek from others does not sustain me and I am left feeling empty until I switch my gaze back to the Lord and rely on him for my sustenance.
Last summer, working as a barney, I learned that relying on Him was the only way to be sustained and refreshed everyday.  Every day I was shocked at how I was able to have so much energy despite the continuous hard work, lack of sleep, and self-sacrifice I was experiencing. I know I was only able to keep going because of the intense relationship I was building with Jesus.  He is the one that continually sustains me.  He is the only one that can truly fill me up.  He gives me exactly what I need to survive.  He is my Bread of Life.