A Life of Faith

K-Lai — Sun, 23 Nov 2003 23:55:00 -0800

Today Ronnie talked about the “life of faith,” exemplified by Abraham. Probably the key thing I got out of the message was that God is more interested in our trust in Him than our perfection. Not that we shouldn’t be seeking perfection, but our faith and trust need to be placed in God, and not in people or things. In fact, God rewards us for our faith, despite our imperfections. It’s really comforting to know that, since I mess up all the stinking time. I feel more confident in seeking God more because I know He’s interested in my heart more than my actions, and in turn my actions are authentic and genuine. It’s really cool how that goes.

This goes along with the next point. Ronnie also said that he’s never met someone who was so focused on heaven that they neglected life on Earth. I tend to agree with him. While I contend that it’s possible to have an incorrect focus on heaven that they neglect life on Earth, truly “spiritual” people who spend their lives focused on Jesus Christ do not forget the world in which they live. For someone to have their head in the clouds is not to possess the focus that Scripture teaches. It is the same way Christ lived in this world – by having His entire focus and relationship set with His Father, He was able to meet the needs of the people around. By looking up we are then able to see the needs around us. God’s amazing, isn’t He? It seems so paradoxical, that by thinking of others we heal our personal hurts, by looking up we can joyfully look around, which brings me to Jim Elliot’s great quote: “He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.”

Lord, help me to keep my focus on You, regardless, and that my life would be a paradigm of faith. I pray that Your glory would be shown to all of Your creation, and that You would be duly worshiped as King and Sovereign Creator.

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