It’s A Great Life
If God is good and His will is good, then the life He has given us is to be enjoyed to the max. Before I came to know the Lord, I lived from weekend to weekend. I was always bragging about what I did last weekend or what I was planning to do the next weekend. It seemed that the present was not enjoyable at all. When I gave my life to God, I began to discover what life was really all about and each day became an exciting adventure. A life without God is purposeless, hopeless and boring.
The life of God is a love life. When someone is in love, they walk differently, have more energy, sleep less and will do almost anything to please their love. Some years ago we had four of our six children engaged and living at home at the same time. Wow, was that an experience. Other than the high phone bills our home was a buzz of emotions. Each time the phone rang, four voices would call out, “I’ll get it” I was a nervous wreck thinking that one more of my children would come asking for a private time to talk to me. Being in love is a great thing.
Living for God, or rather, living His life is not being devoted to a religion. Religion is man’s pursuit of God. Life is what is given to us from God. He is the initiator/creator of life. In other words, living the Life of God is a relationship that God has offered to us. It is His love, His person, experienced in every moment of our life. For this reason, His life is passionate, energetic and vibrant. There is nothing better.
Having experienced a life with God, one has a hard time imagining living any other way. I guess it is as possible to fall out of love as it is to fall in love, but that means that someone or something has taken His place in our life. God’s love and purpose for our lives have not changed, but if we change and walk away from this His Love, we lose a Great Life.
Scriptures to meditate on: Romans 8.38-39; I John 4.8; Rev. 2.4; I Cor. 13;John 10.10b