Good in Life

In today's society, we have blurred the image of what good is in life. I believe if you even ask a "good" Christian what a good life lived is, I believe most of them would answer it wrong. And myself included.

God has been working on my heart so much lately through guidance, scripture, and sermons. I have begun to open my eyes to the fact of what a good Christian life is. I used to believe it was: "To become a great preacher." "Run a big ministry" "Have someone write a book about me after I die". I am realizing first of all, that if I have those motives, those accomplishments will never be fulfilled. And secondly, a good life is living more and more like Christ. Everything we do in the Christian life is to become more and more like Him and less and less like the world. That is what Christianity brings. The second you are born again, God starts a process in our hearts to mold us through trials and blessings to become more like Him!

O how I wish I have learned this earlier, because I feel like so many times I do things for the ministry. Instead of doing things strictly to become more like Jesus. To bring glory to His name by being an example of Him to this lost and dying world. Our world needs Jesus, and it is sad that the only way people can find Him these days is by digging themselves into the word of God. And how many people do that right away? Hence our results as a world. I am not saying that reading the Bible is the wrong way to do it,, Its the BEST way and only way once you've become a believer. But not many people will wake up and think "maybe I should read about Jesus". They need to see it through people's actions first!!! Then they will pick up the book and read!