“There are only two kinds of people: those who say to God, ‘Thy will be done,’ and those to whom God says, ‘All right, then, have it your way.’” - C.S. Lewis
Don’t just go to church on Sunday, fellowship with your church after Sunday. Church is not a day of the week, it’s the people of God. Find a local body of believers to be a member of, then love and serve them. Be discipled and be a disciple-maker. Glorify God as the Church.
It’s no coincidence that Jesus’s primary vocational metaphors for ministry were not soldiers, hunters, or even builders,
But shepherds, farmers, and fisherman.
Why?
Because the work of spiritual cultivation is slow, sometimes tedious, and entails a lot of waiting.
Self-deception is not the worst thing you can do, but it’s the means by which we do the very worst things. The sin that is most distorting your life right now is often the one you can’t see.