Now
may the God of peace make you holy in every way, and may your whole
spirit and soul and body be kept blameless until our Lord Jesus
Christ comes again. God will make this happen, for he who calls you
is faithful” (I Thessalonians 5:23-24, NLT).
The
Gospel has been alive through the centuries because many were willing
to stand strong no matter what they faced. It has remained powerful
because those who believed in Jesus Christ were willing to suffer and
some to even die for it. These faithful lived for the Truth which had
changed their own lives, and were able to spread its message through
the power of the Holy Spirit.
Living
for Jesus Christ has nothing to do with the body. It is all about the
soul. The life you live in Jesus is not about what is comfortable. It
is not about how you feel, or even your circumstance. We often choose
the easier way–the one
less strenuous and risky. He calls us to walk in the way of Truth–to
be willing to lay down our lives if necessary. It is a hard calling,
but it is ours, and it for our utter fulfillment in this life.
If
you live your calling, you are molded by His faithful and unchanging
Truth. You blossom spiritually through all the struggles you face
because He is your power. You are alive in depths that only He has
rendered. Your joy surpasses anything else you have ever known.
If
you refuse His calling, His purpose in your life is thwarted. If you
reject His calling, your spiritual growth is deferred. You discover a
sadness that cannot be appeased, and spiritual sorrow that grieves
your spirit.
Living
for Jesus is not about feeling. He is about truth and commitment.
Stand strong in Him. Live what is best for your soul. Be willing to
face each obstacle that commitment to Him brings. Your reward will be
exceedingly great. Your soul will rejoice that you have not only
grown closer to Him, but that in Him, you have discovered more of Him
and less of yourself. You have discovered real life.
You
are called. I am called. The one who calls us is always faithful. He
can never deny what He has already given so freely. Let's step out in
faith, and discover just how far He can take us.
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