People
within our modern culture seem to constantly chase after personal identity
using material things, causes, cliques and practically everything else to discover
and then proclaim who they are. As a child of God I need not chase identity. I
am not what I possess, nor what I have accomplished; I am who God designed me
to be. I need not go on a search for identity since He knew me while still in
my mother’s womb and brought me into this world to do His bidding. The words of
God Himself in Isaiah settle the question: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I
have called you by your name; You are Mine.”
So there’s that. Lord God, I gladly fall into Your embrace and surrender all
pursuits to Your perfect plan. I delight to do Your will.
A serious pursuit of godliness requires an equally serious renunciation of worldliness. Too often, we measure spirituality with false scales. While being wisely selective with our public vices we are less so with our private attitudes and perspectives. In reality, it is the thoughts and intents of the heart where the greatest battles must be waged; our actions will ultimately align with the condition of our hearts. Lord God, You know me inside out, You are not fooled by human facades. Plow my heart with Your Word and Spirit and leave nothing unturned. Refresh my inward man that I may outwardly glorify You in all places at all times.
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