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Since we believe in Jesus and confess Him as Lord and Christ, we
have His Spirit abiding in us. In Christ Jesus, we are already fully accepted
by God, we have been made His very righteousness following Christ’s perfect
sacrifice.
We are now led inwardly by the Spirit of God who not only knows
the mind of Christ, but also imparts it to us as well. As we walk in fellowship
with the Spirit and follow His leading, we will not have to worry about “making” ourselves
into anything, He will “make” us what He created us to
be seemingly effortlessly. We will avoid the “pressure to perform” and/or the
“trying too hard” syndrome with its ensuing frustrations.
Beloved, I’m not advocating a life of complacency or apathy, far
from it. One cannot truly follow the Lord’s leading and remain apathetic,
ineffective or indifferent in how they live and love on others. I must also
hasten to add that being constantly active and involved in everything we
consider ministry is not necessarily proof that one is following the Lord’s
leading. If anything...I mean anything... other than the love of God is driving us to do what we do, then we most likely aren't following the Spirit’s leading. I humbly propose that we take an honest look at our motives and then be bold enough to do the needful.
In this family of God that we now belong to, He
is the Potter and we are the clay. As sons and daughters have chores and
responsibilities in natural family settings, with God’s family it’s no
different. He is the one who “makes” us into different vessels fit for His use – as He pleases, of
course. If we fail to follow Him, we frustrate His grace that’s at work in our
lives and miss out on what He could’ve and would’ve made us. Let it not be
so!
The thing is, Christ has graced each one of us uniquely and it
is He who knows how and where we fit best in His Body – the Church. And once we
find our place and purpose in Him, we will be fruitful and at peace regardless
of what the circumstances may be screaming at us.
Jesus called out to the disciples of old “FOLLOW ME and I WILL
MAKE YOU fishers of men”
He is calling us
today!
My part is to answer His call by obediently
following Him, His is to “MAKE ME WHAT HE WANTS”.
Once you know what He is making you into,
actively partner with Him by taking hold of that for which He has taken hold of
you, as the apostle Paul put it.
And we know that He who has promised is faithful and He will do
it!
Blessings!
