Philippians 2v13 reads, "for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose”. The original language word for will means - to have a desire, purpose, resolve and act means - to put one's gifts and capabilities into operation. My paraphrase for this Scripture is: My desire, purpose and resolve to put my gifts and capabilities into operation in order to fulfill God’s purpose comes from God working in me.
The weather has been very hot recently (I’m trying not to complain). The heat has had me wondering if God working in me is often like God cooking something up in me. Sometimes God works in me like a slow cooker - slowly and patiently simmering in me over an extended period of time. Sometimes, like the heat last week, it feels like God has the heat turned up too high in me - like he’s trying to do too much at once. Yet, there are other times when I wonder if God is cooking anything up in me at all.
What I am learning is that God is always working in me, always cooking something new up in my life. The problem is that much of the time I am not paying attention and miss God’s activity in me.
I invite you to intentionally pay attention to God working within you during the next few months. How is God working (cooking) in you this late summer? How is God stirring up your desire, purpose and resolve to give new energy and new gifts to fulfill God’s purpose for your life in this world?
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