The Lord alone is worthy of all we have to give...even though what we have is not much at all...we have our lives, which He has so graciously given to us to serve His purposes on this earth...and the motivator of our lives is our hearts (in a very limited view). The condition of our hearts determines our effectiveness in living our lives for the Lord, always striving for His glory. It affects everything we do in life. And if we give our hearts away to the pursuit of things other than the Lord, we will never be fulfilled. The God who created the universe deserves to be served...even if it is by the imperfect and fallible human beings He made in His image.
"Let all that I am praise the Lord; with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name." --Psalm 103:1
I can't help but think of the song "Half of My Heart" by John Mayer...he talks about how he can't keep loving the girl in the song with half of his heart. As theologically unsound (if that's even a word) as the song is, because he talks about how he has never loved anything with more than half of his heart, Christians should adopt this mindset. This is like the concept of being lukewarm...halfway in, halfway out...sitting on the fence. We cannot settle for "orbiting" around God...we should desire to draw closer and closer to Him every day...we need to yearn. How can we be content with being comfortable? Even a dead fish can swim downstream. People should notice something different in us...we are called to be set apart in this world...we need to be lights in this dark society in which we live.
"The Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought light to everyone. The light shines in the darkness and the darkness can never extinguish it." --John 1:9
When we surrender our hearts to the Lord, He can use us in mighty ways...to illuminate the darkness and give light to those who have been blinded by the darkness.
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