The best way to remove our self from the rat race we call life is to simplify our activities. We learn to walk in the Spirit (Galatians 5:15-25), to live by the faith of God's Son within us (Galatians 2:20) and to glorify God with our thoughts, words and deeds (1 Corinthians 10:31).
We focus our thoughts
on God instead of the next goal we have for our life here on earth. He replaces
our carnal character traits with His Spiritual fruit and leads us to do only
His will for each day (Galatians 5:22-23).
His will is different
for each one of us. He may call one as a pastor, someone else as a sales clerk,
one as a car mechanic, another to serve Him as a lawyer or doctor, and someone
else as a stay-at-home parent.
He removes us from the
mental, financial and emotional roller coaster we choose for our life and puts
us in a glass bottom boat so that we can see what is beneath the surface of
life, as well as what is above the surface. Our spiritual understanding increases and our perspective broadens.
God leads us to
restore broken relationships, resolve issues buried in our subconscious mind,
to make new friends and to influence them for His Kingdom, and to be a neighbor
who really cares about those living around us.
The power of God's
Spirit, which raised Jesus from the dead, is an integral part of our life
regardless of our vocation, social class, education and financial status.
We do not earn
anything in life apart from Christ, but all that we have is a free gift, a
by-product of our salvation in Christ. He provides our daily bread, like the
manna in the wilderness and He meets all of our needs with His glorious riches
(Matthew 6:11).
Prayer:
Father God, You
complete us (Colossians 1:28, 2:10) by planting us in Your love, building up
our faith, and using us for Your glory (Colossians 2:6-10). You provide us with
the assurance of our salvation by filling us with Your Spirit and Your
presence. Death and sin have no more dominion over us, because the law of the
spirit of life in Christ Jesus sets us free from them (Romans 8:2).
Teach us who we are in
Christ and sanctify our soul from one stage of glory to the next (2 Corinthians
3:18). Make us a new creation who lives to serve You with every breath we take
and every move we make. Thank You for firmly rooting us by Your Word and
guiding us by Your Spirit to walk in Your will for our life.
Thought for the Day:
God gives each one of
us spiritual gifts, talents and wisdom in order to influence the world around
us for His Kingdom, to serve in His Body and to bring light and hope to a
society which chooses to doom itself to destruction and eternal torment.
- John 3:16-18; Romans
6:22-23
