My Life for His Glory

This is my mind.
This is my heart.
I make the rules.

The words filtered through my subconscious, and as I awoke,*  the words played over again.

This is my mind.
This is my heart.
I make the rules.

Part of me struggles with this idea. After all, my life is ultimately God's. I am hidden in Christ, have taken on his identity, and am trying to walk in his ways. It is NOT my life. NOT my mind, or my heart, and at the end of the day, I make none of the rules.

But hear me out. I have a responsibility here. There is an inherent need in each of us to actually fall out of bed in the morning and put a semblance of an effort into doing life. We can't expect God to shoot us with Captain America serum, do all our homework, and control our thoughts. He will give us the strength to do these things (after all, without him, nothing is possible), but we must actually take responsibility for the potential he's given us. I mean, would it be more glorifying to God if I sat on my couch all day and ate ice-cream and watched Pride and Prejudice seven million times (who, ME?) or if I spent quality time with my Maker, lived morally, did my homework, managed my time, and pushed myself to reach my full potential? Which version of me do you think God could use to effect change?

I don't have much more to say, but let me just give you (and me, okay, mostly me) somewhere to start.

This is God's life. These are the things he's given me.

➝He's given me my mind. I choose to think of things that please him.

➝He's given me my body. I choose to treat it like his temple.

➝He's given me my brain. I choose to use it wisely and fill it with useful knowledge. (No, Sara, that doesn't mean creating more boards on Pinterest...)

➝He's given me my heart. I choose to guard it and use it for the compassion of the lost and hurting.

➝He's given me my life. I choose to live it to his glory.

That's a start. I'm sure you have your own. I have this job, I have this family, I have this talent, I have this asset.

This is God's life -- and it comes with an enormous responsibility. Push to your full potential, live in a way that pleases God, and yes--

We'll set the world on FIRE.



Philippians 4:8
Proverbs 4:23
Mark 12:30
1 Corinthians 6:19-20


I love you, friends! ♡♡♡♡♡♡


* This is what I look like when I wake up, btw. Rose and crown and lipstick and all. :)