You Are Here!
Do you know that you love God more today than yesterday? And are you demonstrating your love by keeping his commandments?
We Christians who hope to recover from sin need an intentional spiritual formation that is based on God’s design for the human being, his love and good plan for us, and our unique character defects.
Sure, we desire to finish well, but do we have an intentional plan?
Some would say that all we need is our salvation experience, an event or time when we “accepted Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior.” Acceptance of Christ’s atonement for our sins could have occurred in Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, or quietly at home as in my case. Or maybe in your adulthood you’ve acknowledged your need for God, and demonstrated the same by joining a church. There, we have an event.
But consider the process of “moving with God in the transformation of my own personality.” Christianity is about change. So just what does that moving with God look like?
When I’ve lost my way at the Denver Zoo, I’ll find a map that says “YOU ARE HERE!” It’s helpful to know where I am instead of walking in circles. Similarly, a GPS locates your current position in relationship to where you want to go.
If like the rest of us, you want peace and happiness, a measure of meaning, and hope for the future, then surveying your current condition is the best place to start.
