In my marriage, I often want to be right. But in 1st John he talks about DOING what is right.
It is interesting how concerned I can be about being right, when God has not called me to be right, but instead to righteousness. Often, the very circumstances that are challenging me to stand up for what is right are being used to sanctify me and make me righteous. John’s use of action words strike me. Instead of being right, I need to DO what is right. Instead of simply basking in the light, I must WALK in the light.
1 John 2:29 says, “If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who does what is right has been born of him.” (1 John 2:29) Don’t just say the right thing, but do the right thing.
John talks about doing what is right and walking in the light. So, the next time you desire to correct, or tell others the right answer, let them first see the way you act in love, not just the words you say.
“Let us love with not words or speech but action.” 1 John 3:18
![I’ll be honest with you. I was ready to give up this week.
It can be hard to discern when you are supposed to stop something and when you are called to persevere.
When I think of “planning long ago” I think of strategy. I think of God thinking about putting you right where you are, doing what you are doing on purpose.
This message was from my earthly father yesterday, but maybe you needed this note from your Heavenly Father. (This passage is in Ephesians)
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You might be feeling defeated, exhausted and wondering if what you are doing is helping?
Long ago, God thought about you. He declared you a masterpiece.
Stepping into what he has pre-planned for you might be hard at times, but hard does not mean there is an absence of good or an absence of your father. Remember today, HE created good things for you and preplanned them for you from the beginning.
For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. (Ephesians 2:10) #chasingsacred](https://www.chasingsacred.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)