Recently, I came across a blog post I had written seven years ago. Below is an excerpt from that post. It is still relevant today.
It is the power of the Gospel, the goods news, that will enable and sustain me daily as a good citizen of God’s kingdom.
How does that look in my daily life? My struggles continue. I am trying to understand and experience the presence of God in every aspect of my life. I strive (?) to surrender to God’s reign over everything. It is my desire to simplify my life, materially and financially. I have resolved to make relationships a priority, both restoring and building existing ones as well as developing new ones. I fight my need to be in control and work and serve for selfish motives. I am intentionally seeking to experience the fruit of the Spirit in my life. I am frustrated with my search for community but convinced more than ever how much I need community. There is much more, but the paradox is that I feel more peace and contentment than at any other time of my life. I believe that comes not from the absence of struggles but from a more profound understanding and confidence in God’s love and the forgiveness that comes as a result.