Day #40

Final day of fasting! Actually, we broke fast today =)

I guess I'm going to miss all this journalling and blogging. I'll post from time to time, I think.

Anyways the final framework in which we took Ephesians in was this :

4. WHAT ARE OUR PASSIONS, AND OUR POSITIONS IN RESPONSE TO THEM?

Ephesians is a rather instructive book, albeit in a fatherly-advice kind of way.

Not everyone has a clear picture of what they want to do with their lives. Even more so their passions. How do we identify what our passions are?

To attempt to understand that, we have looked into several questions, such as 'who are we really living our lives for? Ourselves or God?' and 'What are we destined to be?' And since no one can serve two masters, we have to be absolutely sure where we stand.

For our first and foremost passion should be for Christ. It is only by His grace that we are saved, and by His truth we have been set free. And now He calls for us to follow after Him, to be fishers of man. God's plan for us has always been, and will always be because of love, in love, and for love.

But as mentioned many times before, realizing we have a passion is one thing, and actually doing something about it is another. It is not he who has a dream who succeeds; it is he who acts on it.

And acting on it first takes a response. A simple step, but a necessary one. How are we, as sons and daughters of God, responding to our Father's call?

Perhaps we have not been paying attention.

Perhaps we have been distracted by the wrong noises, or are just not concentrating hard enough.

Or maybe we haven't even started learning to listen. Are our ears open?

But whatever it may be, Ephesians is pretty clear about it. It is us who have to take the initiative with God, not the other way around. So why not we get started today!

Prayer : Dear Father, even as this period of fasting draws to a close, we just want to thank You for everything you have been doing, are doing, and will do in our lives. We thank You also, for using this space that we have intentionally opened up to continue changing and molding us to who You want us to be, Lord. We want to be like You; as Your children we long to worship and adore You. I pray for blessings and grace on me, my friends, my family, my relatives, and everyone else, God - You continue to watch over each and everyone of us as we place our hope and trust in You. In Jesus' name, Amen.