Does this describe you? Do You want to make a difference? Di you know why? What if you do… then what? AND – what if you aren’t… now what? Making a difference is simple – just being and doing what the Lord asks of you… but remember He never expects you to do it alone. You aren’t going into what you are called to do blind – you have been prepared and have all that you need. But also, never forget that it will require everything that you are and do. Which price will you choose to pay because either choice requires a payment.
I do believe that each of us, saved or not, has a spark of wanting to ‘make your mark’, to have a positive effect in your world. However, the difference lies in who you partner with… is it God or is it the devil? And don’t tell me that you may not choose God, but you’d never choose the devil. Ultimately you do choose one or the other. When it is the Lord, when you make Jesus your Lord, you aren’t alone and you are expected to only do and be who the Lord is creating you to chose to become. But this is a journey of discovering. You do grow and as you prove your faithfulness, you will also grow in what the Lord has for you.
Being, becoming a growing Christian is not easy. And yet you either have or will have everything you need to become the person the Lord has always seen in you. Do I need to repeat that? He never just sends you out to do (fill in the blank) from your own strength, your own abilities and talents. And no, this path isn’t always easy, isn’t always pleasant – then again… when were you promised this?
“For this reason I [am ready to] patiently endure all things for the sake of those who are the elect (God’s chosen ones), so that they too may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus and with it the reward of eternal glory. This is a faithful and trustworthy saying:
If we died with Him, we will also live with Him;
If we endure, we will also reign with Him;
If we deny Him, He will also deny us;
If we are faithless, He remains faithful [true to His word and His righteous character], for He cannot deny Himself.” [2 Timothy 2: 10-13]
Part of our responsibility (and in order to make a difference0 is based in our relationships with one another. We aren’t to ignore so great a salvation nor to not let this light shine from us. To make a difference may cost us everything. However, you will never be asked to do anything that YOU can’t do. The choice is always yours, and is visible in your words and behaviors. Will you run your race?
