"[Jesus] gave himself for us to...purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good."
If I belong to God, I should desire to be EAGER to do what is good. I can put a happy face on, but have a heart that is grumbling underneath. God sees my heart. I can't fool Him. If I have an issue with eager obedience, I need to talk to God about it and work it out with Him.
What is the good that I should do? Earlier in the chapter, there are some things spelled out specifically for me as a young wife:
- to love my husband and children;
- to be self-controlled and pure;
- to be busy at home;
- to be kind;
- to be subject to my husband.
All of these are a struggle for me at some point. Some are harder than others. When I am having a hard time with being eager to do one of these things, I need to pray for a heart adjustment.
To be honest, I don't feel like I'm struggling with any of this RIGHT NOW. Not that I don't ever. As I'm writing this, I feel as though I'm giving some sort of wimpy "just trust God and it'll be okay" answer to the problem. I mean, trusting God is huge, so I don't want to minimize that at all. That is not my intention.
It's just that in the struggle of life, it feels so much harder to trust God. It's easy to tell people to trust God when I'm not struggling with that issue.
But don't worry. I'll be struggling in a few days, and then I'll need the reminder to hit my knees and work it out with God.
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