FERVENTLY ABIDING

It’s been a month since the New Year started, and to be quit honest, nothing much has really changed. I’ve made resolutions for the year, but I guess I’ve already failed on some of them. (hahaha!!) Sometimes, I think, “why do I even make these silly resolutions when in fact, I know, I’d end up breaking them?!” Then again, maybe it’s just part of the zest of the New Year so we’d have something to look forward to.

Anyway, the last couple of weeks during the month of January, we’ve been going through the book of Ephesians and as always, God never fails to deliver the message through His Word. May we continue to praise the LORD for good pastors who give themselves fully to the direction of the LORD to be able to preach out the Truth of His Word. And as part of the congregation, or in other words as part of the “CHURCH” itself, with CHRIST as our CORNERSTONE, I ask myself, “have I’ve been a good representative of JESUS CHRIST?! Or have I just been hearing the Word, without it making any impact in my life?? During my devotions, I do constantly ask the LORD what he has called me to do. Though I know, He has made each of us unique with a special purpose, until now, I still continue to ask Him what it is He has instored for my life.

In fact, 389 days ago from today, I didn’t even have a job. And a wonderful thing that I can remember as I look back at all those free time I had, just being at home, I realized I had a lot more time spent with the LORD then I did now. It breaks my heart sometimes when this conviction comes, it always reminds me that the only reason of why I’m where I am now, is because of the LORD, and I shouldn’t allow His blessing to rob me of my time with Him.

I actually entitled this blog FERVENTLY ABIDING because I wanted to embed a challenge to all of us professing and practicing Christians out there. As different parts of the whole, with JESUS as the head, have we been putting our abilities and potentials to the maximum for God’s glory? Or have we been slacking around, selfishly thinking of our own salvation. You know, I remind myself constantly that if I love the LORD; shouldn’t I extend this love to those around me and allow them to experience His goodness as well?? Fervently abiding in Christ for me is like an eagerness to uphold Jesus Christ in all circumstances. Whether we don’t have a job or be so caught up in our job; whether we are alone or engrossed with our own families; whether we are at our strongest or at are weakest. I know, it’s not easy putting up with all the different burdens we are going through in our lives, but we also have to remind ourselves this isn’t the end of the line, our circumstances are temporary and we have to fix our hearts and minds on what is eternal.

Though I know most of you are seeking for God’s unique purpose in your life just as I am, may we also be reminded constantly of what we all are commissioned to do. John 17:26 says and I quote, “They are not of the world, even as I am not of it. Sanctify them by the truth; your Word is truth. As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world. For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified.” May our lives be good representatives of the GOD who loves us and may we be able to extend the gospel of Jesus Christ and the hope that we have in Him with boldness and confidence, fervently abiding in Him despite all circumstances.