This has a little bit to do with the post before, sorry for the repetition.
It's my life. It's a statement that we constantly hear. From the song by Bon Jovi, to the classical statement of "It's my life, I can do what I want!" Fortunately, that's not the entire truth. It's not really our life. We tend to ignore the simple and profound fact that our lives belong to God. Yes, we have been granted agency, but to believe that we should use our agency solely for our benefit, for our life, is to ignore the true purpose for our agency. The greatest purpose we can have in life is to serve others; whether that is our family and friends, or the people suffering in Haiti. Each day we should seek out God's will, and then proceed to do it. If we are asked to serve at times of inconvenience, we must be willing to accept the call and serve. By doing so, we will find that the days are better, that our lives proceed more smoothly, and that we are happier. We will become better people, and we will become more capable of serving those within our sphere of influence. So is it really our life? It's our life in that we can indeed choose to do what we will, we have been given agency. However, we should utilize our agency in order to give our lives to God.
"For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for [God's] sake shall find it." Matthew 16:25
3 comments:
you are absolutely right dude, its something i need to be reminded of more often....
Derek, you spiritual beast, you should transfer into 4th period semenary and join the dream team seminary class!
I recently had a seminary lesson about this same subject. It made me realize that He has given us everything and I constantly need to thank Him for all that He has given me. It really is an idea that our world needs to think about more often.
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