Be Diligent…

Sort of sounds like an advertisement, doesn’t it? As crazy as it sounds, there is a good bit of truth in that statement. It doesn’t have anything to do with the idea that once you’re saved you can never lose your salvation. It doesn’t have anything to do with tricking people into becoming “Christians” either. I first heard this idea several years ago, and have really come to see it as one of those ideas that the more you think about it, the more it makes sense.

I monitor over 100 blogs every weekday. Most of them I just read the headlines and skip over the story, reading only the ones that really pique my interest. One of the blogs on my list is ChristianPF (which stands for Christian Personal Finance). In a post this week, the author said this:

I have always (and still do believe) that God’s will for our lives will line up with our desires. He often calls people to do things that they may not think they are capable of and along everyone’s journeys there will be moments of pain and discomfort. But, following our passion is often a good first step in finding God’s plan for our lives.

I agree with that, and it meshes very nicely with the idea that as a mature Christian, there is a very real sense in which I can literally do whatever I want to do. As I mature in the faith, my “want to do” list comes more closely aligned with my “need to do” list so that at some point they become one and the same.

Paul tells us that Jesus preached the idea that “it is more blessed to give than to receive” (Acts 20:35). The more we give, the more we realize the truth in that, and the more we want to give. We give because it’s not only the right thing to do, but because it’s what we want to do. That’s just one example, but you can see how this idea fits into all aspects of our life. Of course satan’s still around, tempting us to do things that, as Paul said, “I do not want to do” (Romans 7:20), but what characterizes our day-to-day life are those things that bring us joy and bring God glory.

Related posts:

1. Our kids are baptized — then what?

Posted on June 13th, 2008 by Bob Mathews
Filed under: Christian life, Growth, Joy, satan