We may as well face it: the whole level of spirituality among us is low. We have measured ourselves by ourselves until the incentive to seek higher plateaus in the things of the Spirit is all but gone....[We] have imitated the world, sought popular favor, manufactured delights to substitute for the joy of the Lord and produced a cheap and synthetic power to substitute for the power of the Holy Ghost.
- A. W. Tozer
God is our only adquate measuring rod. We tend to compare ourselves to others and conclude that either "I need to do what they're doing" or, more likely, "At least I'm not doing what they're doing." With this moral standard not only do we rob ourselves of joy but we miss the mark for our purpose in life, which is totally unique from everyone else's purpose. We forfeit the pleasure of God for the pleasure of men. And in the end, despite our best efforts, we still fall short of the true mark, Jesus Christ.
My goal for today, and each day forward, is to live for and by the Holy Spirit, letting Him be my guide, Christ my model & God my judge. No longer worrying about the "foolishness" of the gospel and how many won't understand it, but pressing on for the One I aim to please.
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