Why He Must Be the Center of Everything

It is easy to go through the motions of faith without truly being captivated by Jesus. This post explores what it means to be genuinely thrilled with who Jesus is, why meditating on His fullness changes everything, and how to guard your heart against the numbness that can quietly creep in over time.

What Does It Mean That Jesus Is the Fullness of God?

Colossians 1:19 says, "For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell." (Colossians 1:19 New King James Version (NKJV)). And Colossians 2:9 echoes it: "For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily." (Colossians 2:9 New King James Version (NKJV)).

That means the fullness of God's nature, His character, His power, His sovereignty, His authority, and His plans for us are all found in Jesus. Not partially. Fully.

When we actually take time to meditate on that truth, something begins to happen. Doubts, fears, worries, and anxieties start to lose their grip. They become small compared to the vastness of who Jesus really is.

What Happens When We Meditate on Jesus?

Psalm 97:5 says, "The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth." (Psalm 97:5 New King James Version (NKJV)).

Every attack the enemy brings, every difficulty, every fear, they are like wax mountains before an all-consuming fire. When Jesus comes into the center, those things do not stand a chance.

Meditating on Jesus turns the impossible into the possible, the unachievable into the attainable, and the hopeless into the realm of possibility.

What Does It Mean to Let the Word of Christ Dwell in You Richly?

Colossians 3:16 gives a clear instruction: "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom." (Colossians 3:16 New King James Version (NKJV)).

This is not a small measure. It is not meager portions. It is richly. Completely full. The promises, the truths, the teachings of Jesus filling every part of us.

When the Word of God is that rich in our lives, there is simply less room for doubt, fear, discouragement, and worry to run free and cause damage to our faith. Negatives do not get the space they need to take root.

How Does Being Full of God's Word Affect How We Handle Waiting?

When Jesus is rich within us, time delays stop feeling like dead ends. They become opportunities for something greater to grow. We may not be able to see the seed under the ground, but the roots are going down and the shoot is coming up.

The promises of God shall come to pass. Keeping Jesus and His Word rich in our hearts means that even when the vision tarries, our faith does not diminish. We wait with expectation rather than despair.

Why Do We Need Each Other in the Christian Life?

We are called to encourage, help, and look after one another. If one person is struggling or drifting, there should be someone to lift them up and bring them back in love to Jesus.

When we have a community of people committed to each other's faith, our faith does not get the chance to dip unchecked. We lift each other up. That is the design.

How Do We Know If What We Are Hearing Is True?

There is a lot of good teaching available. Podcasts, books, sermons. But everything must come back to the Word of God. Romans 8:16 says, "The Spirit Himself bears witness with our Spirit." (Romans 8:16 New King James Version (NKJV)).

The Holy Spirit will always lead us toward Jesus and toward Christ-likeness. If anything we are reading or listening to leads us away from Jesus, that is the moment to pause and ask whether it lines up with Scripture. The Word of God is the anchor. Everything else is tested against it.

Are You Thrilled With Jesus, or Have You Become Numb?

Here is an honest question worth sitting with. When a great scripture is read, does your heart burn within you? Or has it become familiar to the point of feeling ordinary?

Jesus said in Matthew 18:20, "For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them." (Matthew 18:20 New King James Version (NKJV)). Does that thrill you? Does the reality that Jesus is present stir something in you?

There is a danger in long-term faith of developing what could be called the Spirit of religion: devotion to God without a living perception of Him. Going through the motions. Having the right vocabulary with no real experience behind it. Talking about Jesus without truly knowing Him.

We do not want that. We want to talk about the One we love and actually know.

What Does God Think of You Right Now?

Zephaniah 3:17 says, "The Lord your God in your midst, the Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing." (Zephaniah 3:17 New King James Version (NKJV)).

God rejoices over you because you are one of His success stories. It is easy to be hard on ourselves, to focus on failures and shortcomings. But because of Jesus, God sees us as holy, blameless, and above reproach.

Colossians 1:21-22 puts it plainly: "And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight." (Colossians 1:21-22 New King James Version (NKJV)).

What Are We Warned Not to Let Steal Our Focus?

Colossians 2:8 warns us: "Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ." (Colossians 2:8 New King James Version (NKJV)).

The word "cheat" is striking. The enemy works subtly to cheat us out of the fullness of knowing Jesus, out of the joy of life in Him, and out of the faith to believe for the inheritance we have been promised. The traditions of men can nullify the Word, making it unfruitful in our lives.

Even good things can become distractions. On the Mount of Transfiguration, Peter became distracted by Moses and Elijah. Both were good. Both appeared in glory. But the voice from the cloud brought the focus back: "This is My beloved Son. Hear Him!" (Matthew 17:5 New King James Version (NKJV)).

Other ministries and teachers can be genuinely helpful. But they must never become our life source. Only Jesus is the well that never runs dry.

What Has Jesus Already Done for Us?

Colossians 2:13-15 says, "And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses, having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it." (Colossians 2:13-15 New King James Version (NKJV)).

He has taken it out of the way. Everything that could have been counted against us. Paid for. Removed. Nailed to the cross.

Though the enemy may still fire shots, his weapon is full of blanks. All noise and no power. Jesus has already triumphed.

Jesus did not come to make bad men good. He came to make dead men live. And because of Him, we are alive.

What Causes Numbness in Our Hearts Toward Jesus?

Two things in particular can cause our hearts to grow numb over time:

• The weariness of life. Difficulty upon difficulty, challenge after challenge, can slowly cause our hearts to harden and our faith to feel distant.
• The wounds of people. When we have suffered wound after wound from others, our hearts can shut down as a form of protection.

Both are real. Both are common. And both can be healed. Healing from wounds begins with forgiveness. Healing from weariness begins with returning to the promise of Jesus: "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." (Matthew 11:28 New King James Version (NKJV)).

Life Application

This week, choose one intentional moment each day to meditate on who Jesus actually is. Not just a quick prayer or a verse read in passing, but a genuine pause to sit with the truth that in Him dwells all the fullness of God. Let that truth be bigger than whatever fear, worry, or weariness is competing for your attention.

If numbness has crept in, be honest about it. Ask Jesus to heal it. If wounds from others are part of it, take the step of forgiveness, even quietly and privately. If weariness has dulled your faith, bring it to Him rather than pushing through alone.

Ask yourself these questions as you go through the week:

• When I read Scripture or hear about what Jesus has done, does it genuinely stir something in me, or has it become routine?
• Is Jesus truly my life source, or have I been drawing from other things to sustain my faith?
• Is there weariness or a wound I have been carrying that I need to bring to Jesus and release?
• Am I letting the Word of Christ dwell in me richly, or am I running on empty?

It is all about Jesus. He is the start, the middle, the end, and everything in between. The goal is not simply to know more about Him. It is to be genuinely, deeply, joyfully thrilled with Him.