I did my best..... I think....

Hebrews 12:14 Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.

Proverbs 10:4-5 A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich. He who gathers in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who brings shame

A lot of times in my life I wonder if I was good enough. I was never naturally talented in sports. I was never good at video games. I was NEVER any good at being smooth with the ladies lol. On a more serious note, I thought I was never good for God. I would make up excuses all the time on why I wasn't and when I would be able to be in his grace. That time never really came until I started to understand why I said those things. I was ashamed. I was ashamed like Adam and Eve. Through my life I disobeyed God constantly. And on top of that, found comfort in the conviction. The thing that I didn't see was God's graciousness. He still blessed me even though a lot of times I was undeserving. Now as you read this I may lose some of you. What I like to write about is how Christianity and life are hand in hand. The same works that you see in the bible can easily be applied to your everyday life. How many times do we tell ourselves (never anybody else) that we are not good enough for (fill in the blank)? Who said you weren't? 

Colossians 3:23-24 Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.

If you asked those questions, you need to know a key component in the answers. Everything has a purpose. A purpose will dictate the outcome. When I was not naturally talented in sports, I practiced and worked diligently to make myself better. My purpose was to become a better athlete and not let my restrictions hold me back. I wasn't the tallest. I wasn't the fastest. But I was determined. No one could say I didn't do my best. When I do God's work, no one can say I am not doing my best. If you view the way love is, love is open-ended. It's ongoing. There's always more to do. When God works in us, it's through love and it's ongoing. So when you work in his light, you can never go wrong. If you have even just started in your faith, you're still doing your best.

I want you today to say to yourself, I will do my best. I will not forget that as long as I'm with you God, I can go wrong. In You my Lord, I will do my best.

Stay Blessed.