Good. Enough?
Christianity is about more than being good.
Christianity is about more than being good.
Even our mess can be used to bring God glory.
Food gone bad, salt that loses its taste, how can it be recovered? But if it loses its taste, what is it good for? Yet Jesus reminds us not to lose hope. He brings a good out of anything.
It’s so easy to get so caught up in viewing things from the perspective of our financial limitations that we can forget what we truly want. Even worse, we can close our ears to what God wants for our lives. I’ve seen time and time again that when money is the only good reason against doing something, it’s worth taking a second look at our options from a posture of prayer. When I asked myself in prayer what I would do if I had an infinite amount of money, the matter was instantly clarified: “of course I would go learn Spanish, and of course I’d go support my brother seminarian at his ordination.” As I realized this, the following words rang in my heart: “God is generous.”