"For Christ's Sake"

Last week someone exclaimed "oh for Christ's sake!" in a moment of frustration. I thought to myself...what are we willing to do for Christ's sake? And more importantly what ARE we doing for Christ's sake? What would a day be like if we did everything in it for Christ? How would we behave, what would we say, and who would we talk to? Would we bring glory to His name? Then I thought is it even possible to dedicate or live a whole day for Christ's sake?

A couple days later I started thinking about this question while I was exercising at the YMCA and I started reading one of the giant colored banners hanging from the wall about RESPONSIBILITY. The one positioned directly in front of me said this: "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth." 2 Timothy 2:15

I thought about how funny this occurrence was because I've been in that same spot three times before but it was only after I asked the question about our capacity to live for Christ that I noted a scripture that encourages me to believe that it is possible. Talk about a sign!

Responsibility ended up being a theme for me for that whole week. The responsibility to care for my neighbors and love those around me. I met a homeless man who called himself Polar Bear and provided him with breakfast. Not because he asked but because the little that I could offer him in that moment could make a big difference later on down the road. At Habitat one of our motto's is: "A hand up, not a hand out". I love that so much. It speaks to the heart of my desire to help people. Another tug of responsibility I had was in the JIP house. There were times when I felt I shouldn't have to or just didn't want to do something, but I am responsible for this community and I get out what I put in.

I feel grateful that God put that burden of responsibility in my heart. I didn't realize it fully at the time but each day that I chose to respond to that heart tug was a day that I was living for Christ's sake.

The best is yet to come,
~Adwoa