Lately, the obsession with the thought of living a Godly life has taken over my simple mind. I am not claiming to be there yet, and I am probably driving everyone around me, especially my wife, insane. Still, I can’t let go of the restlessness that I have in my entire being.
The scripture from 2 Peter 1: 2-4 comes to mind when I think of kingdom living.
That scripture states:
2 May God give you more and more grace and peace as you grow in your knowledge of God and Jesus our Lord. 3 By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence. 4 And because of his glory and excellence, he has given us great and precious promises. These are the promises that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world’s corruption caused by human desires.
I’m thinking about Jesus’ teaching us to pray and saying, “on earth as it is in heaven.”
I believe that God is telling us that we aren’t supposed to wait until we die to have this “holy” life, but that its available here and now. Christ said that the kingdom is here now, and I believe that God is telling us that we need to begin living a Godly life right here, right now!
How???
1 – Prayer.
Obviously, for the best discernment we need to get on our knees or better yet fall on our faces and ask Him to guide us. However, I’d like to suggest beginning with the Jewish prayer of ”SHEMA.”
Truly putting God first in our lives, as our obession and Christ as our lover, and not our vocation, women, men, the internet, relationships, gossip, sports, food or drink, cars, or even our own family…will guide us towards the goal of kingdom living here on earth now, as it will be in heaven. Let’s give God our all and let Him complete the rest. He will teach us, move us and shape us through the “helper.”
2 – Community
We need community to accomplish a Godly Life. God does not intend for us to do this alone. We were meant to live a Godly, holy and Kingdom life among fellow believers in community. I believe that this extends beyond Sunday mornings. God intends for us to “love one another” by serving, caring, and lifting each other up. In doing so, we prepare ourselves for eternity by living a Godly life.
- Carlos
