Do you ever just wonder what your contribution should be?
God – how can I make a difference in my family? How can I make a difference in my church? How can I make a difference in my workplace? How can I make a difference in the world around me? Lord, You’ve placed me in all these locations and situations with purpose… Why am I here and what should I be doing?
There are seasons when this question seems totally answered, and then other times, when I wonder about specific areas.
There are many verses where we are told how to act and what to do. But there is only one thing ringing in my heart right now as I ask the Lord that question.
Mar 12:28-34
Then one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, perceiving that He had answered them well, asked Him, "Which is the first commandment of all?" Jesus answered him, "The first of all the commandments is: 'Hear, O Israel, the LORD our God, the LORD is one. 'And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.' This is the first commandment. "And the second, like it, is this: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these." So the scribe said to Him, "Well said, Teacher. You have spoken the truth, for there is one God, and there is no other but He. "And to love Him with all the heart, with all the understanding, with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as oneself, is more than all the whole burnt offerings and sacrifices." Now when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, He said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." But after that no one dared question Him.
Imagine what kind of life I would be living, what kind of constant witness I would be, what kind of deep relationship with God and with others I would have – if I truly followed the first and second commandment. They are – after all – the most important in this life. Imagine the heights my relationship with God would soar to if I loved Him with my entire heart, my entire soul, my entire mind, and my entire strength! Imagine if I learned to love God that much, learned to love myself how God sees me, and learned to love other people through that paradigm. Imagine how I would be a willing vessel to be used! Imagine the obedience I would walk in and love for His Word.
Now what if… what if… instead of imagining, I began living this way. What if my contribution, my difference I made, was a daily walking out of His divine strategy. His strategy is for my light to shine in every one of those areas I mentioned at the beginning. I am to shine brightly like a city set on a hill. Our love is what demonstrates who we are. Our love is what makes us different and sets us apart.
I challenge you to live this way now. It’s possible now. It’s not a journey far off. We should be walking out these two most important commandments of God right now.
If this issue has captured your attention, I challenge you to get a book that dives deep into this subject: “Entirety” by Dana Candler.
God – how can I make a difference in my family? How can I make a difference in my church? How can I make a difference in my workplace? How can I make a difference in the world around me? Lord, You’ve placed me in all these locations and situations with purpose… Why am I here and what should I be doing?
There are seasons when this question seems totally answered, and then other times, when I wonder about specific areas.
There are many verses where we are told how to act and what to do. But there is only one thing ringing in my heart right now as I ask the Lord that question.
Mar 12:28-34
Then one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, perceiving that He had answered them well, asked Him, "Which is the first commandment of all?" Jesus answered him, "The first of all the commandments is: 'Hear, O Israel, the LORD our God, the LORD is one. 'And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.' This is the first commandment. "And the second, like it, is this: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these." So the scribe said to Him, "Well said, Teacher. You have spoken the truth, for there is one God, and there is no other but He. "And to love Him with all the heart, with all the understanding, with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as oneself, is more than all the whole burnt offerings and sacrifices." Now when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, He said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." But after that no one dared question Him.
Imagine what kind of life I would be living, what kind of constant witness I would be, what kind of deep relationship with God and with others I would have – if I truly followed the first and second commandment. They are – after all – the most important in this life. Imagine the heights my relationship with God would soar to if I loved Him with my entire heart, my entire soul, my entire mind, and my entire strength! Imagine if I learned to love God that much, learned to love myself how God sees me, and learned to love other people through that paradigm. Imagine how I would be a willing vessel to be used! Imagine the obedience I would walk in and love for His Word.
Now what if… what if… instead of imagining, I began living this way. What if my contribution, my difference I made, was a daily walking out of His divine strategy. His strategy is for my light to shine in every one of those areas I mentioned at the beginning. I am to shine brightly like a city set on a hill. Our love is what demonstrates who we are. Our love is what makes us different and sets us apart.
I challenge you to live this way now. It’s possible now. It’s not a journey far off. We should be walking out these two most important commandments of God right now.
If this issue has captured your attention, I challenge you to get a book that dives deep into this subject: “Entirety” by Dana Candler.
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