What would life be like if every day were filled with excitement about God's work in your life?
It is easy to get excited about God's work when you hear about it from someone else: a mission trip, a healing, a great VBS week, someone getting a new job. We may get excited about news from an orphanage in Africa, a great sermon we heard on-line, or the latest book by a favorite author.
But how often do we get excited about what God is doing in our own lives? When it comes to my own life, I exercise extreme caution. "Yes, I suppose that's God working, but..." When I look at my friends' lives, I can share unbridled enthusiasm. My own life feels more fragile.
God is doing something good, but it could go horribly wrong at any moment. How's that for faith?
If I trusted in God more, I would realize that he is really taking care of me -- emotionally, physically, financially, spiritually. I would see him as my loving Father, who is guarding me and guiding me.
With that kind of assurance, I can really take on the world! I can get excited about God's work in my life without reservation. I can look at the good and the bad, and know that God is up to something of eternal importance. I can live every moment with anticipation of God's goodness. I can take bold steps, following God's lead. He can really use me to make a difference
Now, what if the church stirred this fire in every person, the fire of excitement for God's work in their own lives? He could use us to change the world.
