Most days, I travel along the road of life feeling pretty good. Day in, day out, doing what I've got to do and usually when I put my head on the pillow at night, I feel like I've accomplished something. Then there are those moments when you hit a wall and the wind is knocked out of your sails.
I had one of those moments yesterday.
I think as Christians, we live our lives aware of how unworthy we are of God's love, grace and His ultimate sacrifice. It's easy to rest on the verse of scripture found in Ephesians 2:8-9 which says it is by grace we are saved through faith. It also says that we are not saved by our good works so that man may not boast. How easy it is to use that passage as an excuse to just get by.
We know we are saved regardless of how few good works we actually do and are continually unworthy of His salvation which he freely gives, so there's no real pressure to step outside of our comfort zone.
But verse 10 of that chapter says that we are created to do good works in Him and for Him.
It was in reading that verse yesterday that I felt challenged. What good works have I really done lately? Have I really gotten so busy and caught up doing my regular job that I've forgotten to do my REAL life's purpose job? Has it really been a couple days or weeks or maybe even months since I witnessed to someone about my faith, shared the gospel or led someone to Christ?
When I read that passage yesterday, I felt ashamed. I felt my unworthiness in a soul-saddening sort of way. I wonder how many times I've disappointed my Father by wasting the precious time He's given me each day by merely living life.
I believe that God wants us to live with passion and purpose. He wants us not to just live life, but to live it to the fullest for Him each and every day.
My mama always says that Lord has a way of keeping us humble. And I guess everynow and then we need those reminders that just kick us back into gear.
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