This morning in my devotions I was journaling from 1 Corinthians 16. I came to verses 13-14 and read these words:
"Be on guard. Stand true to what you believe. Be courageous. Be strong. And eveything you do must be done with love."
The thought that came to me was the difference between BEING vs. DOING. That God's primary desire for our lives is being. Being is an outflow of our relationship with him. If I am being what God wants me to be then I will experience His presence and blessing in my life.
Look at how many times he mentiones being:
1. Be on guard. We must be on guard 24/7 because the enemy is lurking to destroy us. We must not fall asleep but continually be on guard.
2. Stand true to what you believe. Being in the Word and knowing what God wants from our lives. Not living a life of compromise.
3. Be courageous. We must be courageous today, not fearful or intimidated by the situations going on around us, by people, or events. Be courageous.
4. Be strong. Be strong in the Lord and in His Spirit. That is different then being weak spiritually!
5. Doing - Then everything we do, must be done with love. This is the motivations of why we live and do what we do!
The reality is if I am being what God wants me to be, then the doing will be a natural outflow of my relationship with Him!
So I ask you BEING VS. DOING!
Be confidant that even though Our Lord Jesus has left the cross behind, it still does the work it was intended to do from the dawning of time. We still hang our sins on the cross and in doing so each one will be forgiven and forgotten as the East is from the west.I just finished a book called Rachels Tears,it was about a young girl who knew the difference between being and doing..She lost her life at colunbine High School.Lord how I wish I could be what You want me to be and Do what I should be doing.
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