you are not what you do

So often in life we are judged by the things we do and the things we have achieved. Who you are is most likely what you do and "success" in life depends on your career, your skills, your education and the like. All of this is absurd.

We are made for more than just that. God created each and every one of us with a purpose. There are things in life greater than the things we worry about each day. Greater than our achievements and greater than our "future".

Now, I'm not stating it's wrong to care for these things. However, it is very disappointing to find so many people being brought down because they fail to achieve the things they believe could make them "successful". It's devastating to find even strong Christians doing so.

Haven't we been taught enough that God has it all covered? He knows our heart's desire, our everything. He has it all in account. He listens to every sigh we heavily let go. We don't have to say a single word and He knows.

I believe we should all live for Christ and Christ alone. Is the world more important than the Creator that we should live to please them? No. So it should not matter what others believe you can or cannot do. It should never matter what the world perceives of you. They are just like us; mere mortals. But our God is greater. His love is never ending and His only son paid for our sins.

Our savior died on the cross to set us free. Jesus, the One who is sinless, wears the scars of our freedom. He died a death that you wouldn't even wish upon your own enemy. All this in the name of love for us so we could enter the gates of heaven.

I don't want His death on the cross to be worthless. I want to live a life that's worth dying for. Don't you?