"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in you name?' And then will I declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.' "
How many times do we do something "in the name of the Lord?" But are we really promoting God, or ourselves? I discussed this today with my good friend Drew and my fiance Alex. He said this is such the dilemma with what their trying to do with their ministry. In a way they have to somewhat promote themselves to get their name out there but how do they do that and do it in the name of God?
Is my life pleasing to God? Am I really doing what He wants for my life or what I'm comfortable with?
:) I'm glad you're blogging, Rebecca! I'm loving hearing how the Lord is working and moving in your heart these days, and hope you'll continue to share the changes you feel Him leading you to make. I'm finding your words already to be both inspiring, and convicting, as well as thought provoking. I'll be praying for you as you continue to flesh out what this idea of "living simply" might look like as you live it out.
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