Having a Heart in a Sometimes Heartless World
Scripture focus: And then take on an entirely new way of life – a God-fashioned life, a life renewed from the inside and working itself into your conduct as God accurately reproduces his character in you. Ephesians 4:24 The Message
What better summation of this week than The Message translation of Ephesians 4:24?
If we want to discover a life characterized by satisfaction – stuff has to change. This won’t be easy.
It’s exciting to think about a new way of life – until we realize that gaining this new life will require letting go of the old one. We won’t get to continue to live with a high foolishness factor. We’re going to have to learn how to live within the limits of God’s divine will. Did you get that one? We’re going to have to learn how to live within the limits of God’s divine will.
We won’t find a satisfying life while living like a bully or a cheat or a thief or victim. We won’t find the good life living like bad boys and girls.
It’s hard – learning how to change how we think, feel, and do.
But there will come a moment when all your hard work will pay off for you. It’s no telling when or where it will happen. An opportunity to love like God, to care about the things he cares about – will present itself. And you, in spite of your natural inclinations, will choose wisely. You’ll live like God.
And let me tell you – there is nothing sweeter on the face of this earth than participating in a God moment.
May you experience a God moment this week that allows you to live out your true, God-created identity!
You have completed 328 days of a 366 day journey. Way to go!
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