Generous with relationship-time, without consciously wasting time.
Reading, reading, and reading.
Writing every day, developing ideas over long periods.
Speaking as fluidly as edited prose.
Studying the word and praying, praying with others as naturally as speaking.
Regarding the Trinity as the present Persons they are, and including them as such.
Developing artistic skills, producing and sharing that work to build community bridges.
Being thrifty without being stingy. Sparing to myself and giving happily to others.
Sleeping enough, exercising daily. Walking instead of driving.
Learning a foreign language and using it to extend the gospel beyond my native tongue.
Writing books that change people.
Repenting in faith.
Being the most encouraging person possible, encouraging others to hope in Christ.
Having a reputation for patience, understanding, and forgiveness beyond any other attributes.
Living according to principle.
Being open-minded enough to examine and change my ways when wrong.
Standing up for what is worth fighting for; standing down when something is not.
Preaching the gospel, over and over and over. Never growing tired of speaking of Christ.
Not wasting time. Not wasting time!
Being present for others but knowing when my best service is to be away, praying and setting an example.
Decorating, designing, cooking, dancing.
Adventuring, traveling.
Fighting for the welfare of others.
Giving up any of the above for the sake of Christ. Giving up all of the above if necessary.
Dying young for the glory of Christ. Dying old having lived for His glory.
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Despite my daily failures, He is the point and passion of my existence. Without Christ, all would be vanity.
The ideal life is not a life lived for Him, but the life through which He lives.
1 comments:
amen, amen
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