Handmade by God

Am I Walking Worthy?

            Often times I wonder, am I walking worthy of my calling? Am I walking circumspectly and not as a fool?  What about my prayer life?  Is it effective?  What can I do to improve it? Am I studying enough?  These are all questions that many Christians should be asking of themselves?  It is called self-evaluation.  You take a critical, spiritual look at yourself and ask the Holy Spirit to show you where you are weak. 

            Other questions I ask myself are: Do the people I allow in my inner circle bring me down or do they lift me up?  What about myself?  Do I encourage others to seek God’s face and to study His Word to improve their walk?  What about my light?  Is it shining brightly or is it dimly lit?

            Every day I strive to honor God and bring Him glory.  When I shared these questions with my ‘first friend,’ a fellow minister, he welcomed me into the Christian club or the minister’s club. (I get to pick which one.)  He reassured me that God will let me know if I pull too far away from Him.  His response was comforting. 

            I like the idea that I am asking myself all of these questions because that lets me know that I am not spiritually dead.  In fact, I am growing and maturing in my Christian walk. I am running in this Christian race because of my deep rooted love for God.  He made it possible for me to be alive and well in this day and age.  I have lived through three decades which is more than what most people lived to see. 

            Now, back to my initial question about whether or not am I walking worthy of my calling.  Honestly, I believe that I am.  Every day, I encounter situations that can make me or break me.  I can set my eyes on God and come out as a victor or I can focus my energy on my situation and come out defeated.  I would not want that added stress when all I have to do is give everything over to God?  To walk circumspectly simply means that I walk in my Christian life looking for opportunities around me to glorify God.  It means that I look for a chance to share God with others.  As an ambassador of God,  I look for opportunities to assist/minister to those who are lost and struggling and need encouragement and I look for those who are saved and need to see Christ lived out. 

            Martin Luther said it best, “The world does not consider labor a blessing, therefore it flees and hates it, but the pious who fear the Lord labor with a ready and cheerful heart, for they know God’s command and they acknowledge His calling.”