Work It Out

At one time you were far away from God and were his enemies because of the evil things you did and thought. But now, by means of the physical death of his Son, God has made you his friends, in order to bring you, holy, pure, and faultless, into his presence. You must, of course, continue faithful on a firm and sure foundation, and must not allow yourselves to be shaken from the hope you gained when you heard the gospel. It is of this gospel that I, Paul, became a servant—this gospel which has been preached to everybody in the world. (Colossians 1:21-23 GNT)

We do really need to workout our salvation with fear and trembling. Even when Paul was mentioning the ground work Christ did for us already, he goes on to say "...continue faithful on a firm and secure foundation..." Meaning, we must not take it lightly to be off course in our walk with him regardless of our secured salvation in Christ. We work it out daily that we may continue to grow and bear fruit as one who heard and understood God's grace in all its truth (v. 6)

I admit that I've been pretty lax in my 'working out of my salvation'. I have been complacent in my times with The Lord, giving only a portion of the day instead of digging deep daily itch whatever time I have been given... I've been long spending and concerned on social media and ministry work busy bodying rather than rich times with The Lord in reading and prayer. I need to change. I need to limit times on social media and or busy bodying or not managing time wisely -- where times with The Lord and even hearing Him directly is lessened and is compromised . Unless I am able to spend much time with God, I do not deserve to have time elsewhere where I know can limit the time I have with The Lord.

Lord, forgive me. I sure do not deserve your grace yet you always freely give it. Please help me to not be sucked into a lot of "busy-bodying" in social media and lack of better time management. But rather, be rich in my times with you through reading and praying and waiting in quiet stillness... Help me to be proactive in hearing your voice and not be so concerned about the small things that I know you can fill in all its satisfaction. I commit to you this time and the efforts I will put in in putting you first -- to abstain from social media until I've spent time with you first. I want to grow more in you and thank you for this correction. I offer this time and this day to you. In Jesus' name, amen.