who's gonna help me out with this one?
some people write blogs because they feel like they have a message that they need to tell the world. sometimes i feel like that. and sometimes i write to learn what you think. and sometimes i write to figure out what i think.
i've found that discerning God's will is one of the top issues for us 20-somethings.
none of us know what we're "supposed to do" with our lives,
so we fumble around for answers, while we waste our youthful hours.
1 Thessalonians 4:3 says: "This is God's will: your sanctification."
very few people in history have received a personal and specific direction from the Holy Spirit as to what career or vocation He wants them to pursue.
but every person in history has received the command of God to be holy.
Philippians 3:16 says, "Let us live up to what we have already attained."
don't try to build an Ikea bookshelf starting at step 6, and then move back to step 3.
start at step 1, if you are looking to finish well.
So you know that God wants you to stop getting drunk?
live up to that.
So you know that you're in an unhealthy relationship?
live up to that.
So you know that God wants you to stop speaking harshly?
live up to that.
So you know that God wants you to stop thinking of yourself as better than everyone else?
So you want to know God's will for your life?
your sanctification.
the details will come.
2 comments:
Look at you little HOLINESS speaker!!
You're right, God calls every to be holy. It is His mark in the life of a believer. Salvation was purchased for all through the atoning sacrifice made by Jesus, but believers are not just saved from sin, they are saved for something, too.
Sanctification.
Our salvation is given as a gift so that we can be holy.
Spot on target!
Have a great day!
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