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31…WELL DONE

Good morning! Life is all about choices. We literally make hundreds of choices each day. Some of the choices are routine, like choosing to brush our teeth daily. Some take just a little thought, like which path we want to use to drive to our destination. But then there are the choices that take work on our part.

Several people that I love dearly have chronic health conditions. Their conditions force them to constantly make the decision on how they will react to their situation. It warms my heart, and I know it does God’s, too, when they carry on with life … joyfully. They could be a total grouch and bark at everyone around them, but they have made the better decision … to remain joyful.

In Titus 2:7-8, the apostle Paul was giving instructions on the duties of ministers. “In all things show yourself to be an example of good deeds, with purity in doctrine, dignified, sound in speech which is beyond reproach, in order that the opponent may be put to shame, having nothing bad to say about us.” Since we are all called to be ministers of the Word, these verses apply to us, too.

Wouldn’t it be great if we lived our lives with the joy that comes from the Lord? A life lived so others would not have anything bad to say about us. A life where all of our words and actions glorified God. A life spent lifting others up in prayer as we help carry their burdens. A life where we minister to others by giving of our time. A life where “self” took a back seat to others. A life where we lived each and every day with the sole purpose of glorifying God by serving others. Every day, may we make the joyful choices that would allow God to say, “Well done, my good and faithful servant.”

Lord, how sweet it would be to live such a life that people would only have good things to say about us. I know that is the life we will live in heaven, but until You take us home, please give us the guidance so we can do just that here on earth. Amen.