Making Every Effort
Our walk with Christ is a daily effort to strive for His perfection operating in our lives. Not only at church, but in the workplace, in our familial ties, with strangers and acquaintances, in all of our relationships. This effort is not by our own means or anything within our natural, but rather by The Holy Spirit. SSometimes it’s necessary to pause from life, and to reflect on our progression in our walk. I’m not speaking of crossing "T’s" and dotting "I’s" per the "though shalt nots", rather the principles of living a God led life as Jesus commanded. These commands are summed up by Christ in Matthew 22:37-40, yet there is action called for within our hearts and thought process, toward God and others.
Second Peter 1 casts light on how we can and should measure our walk, progression and maturity in Christ:
2nd Peter 1:5-9
5 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; 6 and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; 7 and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. 8 For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 But if anyone does not have them, he is nearsighted and blind, and has forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.
Praying that you daily add to you walk in Christ.
Grace and peace be with you.