| Daily Thought — February
20, 2008 |
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| LIVING THE
SOLUTION WITH DAILY INSPIRATION |
Don't waste
your time on useless work, mere busywork, the barren
pursuits of darkness. (Ephesians 5:11 — The
Message)
So often we think of sin as the “bad” things
people do, such as killing, stealing, cursing, and sleeping
around, and so on. But we are also told it is sin to not
do what we know is right or what we should do.
We were created for more than just the mundane activities
of life. We have a purpose, a reason for existing.
We find that purpose in God and in the deep desires
He has placed in our hearts. God put those desires
there for a reason. He wants us to follow them, to
pursue them. He wants us to live from our hearts. He
wants us to be men and women who are fully alive and
we can only be fully alive when we are doing that for
which we were created to do, living from our hearts,
from the passion and desire that God placed there.
This is why Paul warns against useless work, busywork,
and barren pursuits of darkness. These things rob us
of our time and energy leaving us with nothing for
the things that God created us to do. In allowing ourselves
to be occupied with the mundane things of life we are
engaging in barren pursuits of darkness because we
are failing to do the things that we know we should
do and for which we are created to do.
Make a choice today. Don’t be caught in the cycle
of useless, mundane busywork and activities. Instead,
spend your time loving God and living from you heart.
It is a rescued and restored heart God has given you
and in which He makes His home. Become fully alive.
Live intentionally, purposely, free and with passion,
Pete Reinbold
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