Jesus is coming

Jesus is coming soon. Be worthy of his grace.

That's not a condemnation, it's a prayer from one sinner to the next, to those who have ears to hear.

I doubt my own value to Him every single day as I prove my level of faith. It is small- so small that I forget that he has called me.

I forget because of the pressures of this life and my shortcomings to the world. I forget because I live in and of the world instead of in and of the gospel of Jesus.

I fail daily to recognize Him and his miracles. I fail daily to thank Him for  the blessings I recieve. I fail daily at having faith in Him and following the pathways he puts before me.

Most days I would rather have faith in myself. I'd rather carve my own path and destiny as this world tells me is noble and prized. I want to be remembered... I want to be known, to be validated in my deeds and achievements.

But who will validate me more than Him? Who sees me better for my deeds than the Lord? And who will remember me more than God?

And who else will see beyond my sin to that potential he created, and draw it out to its fullest? Surely not this world. And surely not I alone who fails so often to even know it.

The Lord is coming. I would rather  He only know my name and be pleased with me, than to have fame in a world that cannot see that I was created for His purpose and with great potential beyond this life.