However, I consider
my life worth nothing to me;
my only aim is to
finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—
the task of
testifying to the good news of God’s grace.
Acts 20:24
How different might
your life or my life be if the words above were truly taken to heart?
How different might
our world be?
Imagine the impact of
an army of people who values their God given task more than their own life.
We often say that we
do, we certainly agree that it is a noble goal, but how many of us live each
and every day in a way where we can look back and say “Today, I did just that!”
We not only value our
lives, our reputations, our financial security over the tasks that Jesus gives us,
we sometimes can go for days on end
without examining how we had an impact for the Kingdom of God.
These words are not
written to condemn but rather to give us pause to stop and think.
How can I change
that?
How can I partner
with God to be sure that my aim takes me closer to the finish line established
for me?
Someone once said: “The
unexamined life is not worth living.”
If we trudge through
our daily lives unaware of what God has for us we miss opportunities for personal
growth and opportunities to bless others in His Name.
Examine your life but
do so by inviting the Holy Spirit into the examining room.
He can show us what
we often cannot see ourselves.
His motivation is
through love and for the purpose of making us more like Jesus.
That’s an examination
worth having!
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