16So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. 17Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!
~2 Corinthians 5: 16 - 17
~2 Corinthians 5: 16 - 17
Paul was the man. If my simple life is any indication, I have no doubt Paul's internal dialogs must have been something to behold. To read Paul's words, he undeniably lived AMONG people. His ministry was not something of isolation and quiet prayer for the world on a mountaintop-he got dirty with his work. I have such respect for the man.
Living among people as a witness to our Lord makes the Christian life harder, but our worldly existences also makes living as Christ's witness more real. Every time God's Word takes me past a stumbling block; every time I weep at the realization of answered prayer; every time I am moved past my human limitations of thought and reflection by worship, God gently reminds me I am "...Christ's ambassador..." and my days are measured.
What will I allow to lead me away from God's work today? Why?
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