"But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself,
if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus,
to testify to the gospel of the grace of God."
»Acts 20:24
This is so powerful, it has been reminding me to ask myself this question; how serious am I to live a life worthy of the calling He has given me? Is my life truly worth nothing except that I may fulfill A L L He has for me?
No value; can you imagine? Everything I have worked for in this life is absolutely worth nothing in comparison with finishing the course, the calling that God has given. He has given each of us a specific calling; to totally live in dependency and trust in Him. Unless we become like little children, we will never be able to enter the kingdom of heaven. What are children like? They live in complete dependence on their Father and Mother. So must we live in complete dependence on Him, trusting that He always knows what is best. If He has allowed this situation to come across my path today, can I not be thankful? Can I not rejoice that He saw fit to bring it across my path? He is good, He is loving and always knows what we need. We need to grow in this complete trust in Him.
I have been wondering, if we all wholeheartedly lived this way; considering our lives worth nothing unless we complete all the Father has planned for us each day, it would eliminate a lot of stress and unrest in our lives.
We get to find out how to please Him! He is a good Father and I’m learning more how important it is to trust Him with every single thing because His Ways are higher. Just need to grow in remembering this in the hard moments which often seem to come my way.
What a wonderful life to live, in complete dependency on Him, finishing every task He has set before us in each day. Has something come across your path which seems to difficult? "Thank You Father, You saw it was just what I needed today." This is so challenging to say in the moment, but by His mighty power which works within us, we will grow day by day finding His power to help us through if we live in this complete dependency and trust in Him alone.
