1 Peter 4: 1-2
Therefore, since Christ suffered in His body for, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because He who suffered in His body is done with sin. As a result, He does not live the rest of His earthly life for evil human desires, but rather for the will of God.
....but rather for the will of God.
How incredibly different would our lives look if we lived them entirely for the will of God. Entirely. Not just on Sunday morning, not just on Religious Holidays, not just when we have someone watching...but entirely for the will of God. Nothing else, nothing else matters. Nothing.
There may come a time...a day .....a moment when the "cost" of following God is more than having to get up early on Sunday or spending half an hour a day reading our Bible. There may come a point in our lives when the cost will be greater...it may be that we will loose our career, our friendships, our way of life....our very lives..if we choose to continue our journey in our faith. I believe when those days come that God will direct our path, our words and our actions....but I also believe that during those times we will see with clarity what we truly believe.....whose we truly are.
We are told to arm ourselves with the same attitude. If we are done with sin, truly done, satan will take notice of our lives and how we live....and we will suffer. We will. We were not created to live in harmony in this world. However, we are a people who will tend to avoid pain at any cost. It is easier to avoid than confront, it is easier to stay silent than take a stand, it is easier to walk away than truly bear our souls and love....because we might get hurt.
But if our sights are on Christ...if we live only focused on Him, evil looses its power over us...looses its sting and ability to hurt our world. When we can live in obedience of Him, we find our comfort in doing His work...even when it hurts. A common question that we are asked down here is "How do you do it? How do you see this every day and not just loose it?"... Well, there are days that we do just loose it. There are days when what I have seen or experienced just truly breaks my heart, there are days when I have to walk away before the tears spill from my eyes...but God is faithful and holds us in the palm of His hand...lets me walk away, cry for a bit...and then come back standing...ready to love, not in my power but in His.
Is life good today? Is it because we find happiness in being obedient to our Father or is it because we are finding solace in the world? If today was your day, if your life ended today, and clarity was revealed...are you good?
Therefore, since Christ suffered in His body for, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because He who suffered in His body is done with sin. As a result, He does not live the rest of His earthly life for evil human desires, but rather for the will of God.
....but rather for the will of God.
How incredibly different would our lives look if we lived them entirely for the will of God. Entirely. Not just on Sunday morning, not just on Religious Holidays, not just when we have someone watching...but entirely for the will of God. Nothing else, nothing else matters. Nothing.
There may come a time...a day .....a moment when the "cost" of following God is more than having to get up early on Sunday or spending half an hour a day reading our Bible. There may come a point in our lives when the cost will be greater...it may be that we will loose our career, our friendships, our way of life....our very lives..if we choose to continue our journey in our faith. I believe when those days come that God will direct our path, our words and our actions....but I also believe that during those times we will see with clarity what we truly believe.....whose we truly are.
We are told to arm ourselves with the same attitude. If we are done with sin, truly done, satan will take notice of our lives and how we live....and we will suffer. We will. We were not created to live in harmony in this world. However, we are a people who will tend to avoid pain at any cost. It is easier to avoid than confront, it is easier to stay silent than take a stand, it is easier to walk away than truly bear our souls and love....because we might get hurt.
But if our sights are on Christ...if we live only focused on Him, evil looses its power over us...looses its sting and ability to hurt our world. When we can live in obedience of Him, we find our comfort in doing His work...even when it hurts. A common question that we are asked down here is "How do you do it? How do you see this every day and not just loose it?"... Well, there are days that we do just loose it. There are days when what I have seen or experienced just truly breaks my heart, there are days when I have to walk away before the tears spill from my eyes...but God is faithful and holds us in the palm of His hand...lets me walk away, cry for a bit...and then come back standing...ready to love, not in my power but in His.
Is life good today? Is it because we find happiness in being obedient to our Father or is it because we are finding solace in the world? If today was your day, if your life ended today, and clarity was revealed...are you good?
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