UnCommon Sense: 30 Truths to Radically Renew Your Mind in Christ by Michelle Stimpson

Author:Michelle Stimpson [Stimpson, Michelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781481258227
Google: qoyblwEACAAJ
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2013-01-17T05:00:00+00:00

The Believers’ Uncommon Sense

Though believers may enjoy sports and other recreational contests, we must be diligent to draw the line where spiritual grown is concerned. There is no competition in Christ, and we’re not competing with the world. Each of us is called to run the race that has been marked out for us (Hebrews 12:1). We run this race with everything He puts in us, keeping our eyes on the prize of Christ.

One of the cruelest aspects about the world’s propensity to hold everyone to a measuring stick is that few can win. No matter how hard you work, how determined you are, you win some and you lose some. At best, in the world’s system, everyone who is disciplined enough will get the chance to compete at the highest level. People are honored, of course, to compete there. But still, only one can win.

Kind of like a contest a local school district held. Every child who had perfect attendance for the school year had their names put into a big rolling ball. The superintendent then drew a name from the hundreds of kids who had qualified to be in the drawing, but only one won the prize. The others, though they had pressed through the year as much as the winner, did not get a reward.

God is not running a lottery here. His promises apply to all of His children, and He rewards those who seek Him (Hebrews 11:6). When believers mix the world’s competitive reasoning with God’s stay-in-your-lane-and-look-straight-ahead plan, we can be sure we have taken our eyes off Christ and fixed them on ourselves or some other idol. We can also be sure that we have lost sight of how faithful and wise our God is to the specific plan He has for us.

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