There are those times when I feel complacent as well... as though everything in life is going smoothly and that I'm comfortable and content at where I'm at. That shouldn't be the case. This walk with Christ is like a climbing an everlasting mountain. We can't stop and stay put if we want to reach the top. I'd say the top is true righteousness and purity of heart for God. I'm not saying that it's achievable in our lifetime, but it's definitely what we're all striving for.
Isaiah 32:15-17
till the Spirit is poured upon us from on high, and the desert becomes a fertile field, and the fertile field seems like a forest. Justice will dwell in the desert and righteousness live in the fertile field. The fruit of righteousness will be peace; the effect of righteousness will be quietness and confidence forever.
When the Spirit does its transforming work in your hearts, you begin to collect the goodness and the blessings that come from the gracious hands of the Lord. Someone as broken and sinful as I can be healed by the Lord...enough to compare myself to a desert and the Spirit being capable of changing me into a fertile field. As we continue to seek the Lord with our entire being, God will manifest in us and the Spirit will overflow out of us. When we are able to align ourselves to God (to know what God desires and following His commandments), then justice and righteousness will come to us naturally. When we are righteous in God's eyes, we'll begin to filter out the things of the world that drag us down. God will grant us the power and strength to overcome temptations and struggles. With God's peace we can be confident in the Lord and His work in us. It all goes back to trust.
Isaiah 33:2
O Lord, be gracious to us; we long for you. Be our strength every morning, our salvation in time of distress.
Beautiful. As Isaiah called out to the Lord, I call out to You in the same way.
The reminder: Don't be complacent of where you're at in your walk with Christ. Allow the Spirit to continue transforming you to what God made you to be.
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