The desire to express our love for God and our neighbour should be the motivation behind what we do each day and how we work through our agenda. At the end of the day we should take inventory of how well we demonstrated God’s love to those with whom we were in contact. When we do an honest assessment, we can be pleased with those things we managed to do well. In those areas where we know we fell short we can ask God to help us improve.
See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness. (Hebrews 3:12-13 NIV)
What standard do we use for evaluating how we are honouring God in all our affairs? Jesus said we should love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength, and love our neighbour as ourselves.
Did each of us wake up this morning loving God with our whole being and desiring to be a part of what God wants to do through us today? Did we ask God for guidance in all those things we planned to do? What unplanned events occurred? In each event did we function in a way that was pleasing to God and encouraging to our neighbour? Were we conscious of God being with us as we responsibly carried out the requirements of each event?
Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know. (Jeremiah 33:3 NIV)
God's word assures us that when we call upon Him for help with our everyday agenda, He will answer us and give us wisdom and discernment to do those things that please Him.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I am grateful that You give me the desire and the will to do what pleases You. Help me to love You with all my heart and to seek You in all my ways. Help me to encourage and love others as You love and encourage me. Amen
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