BELIEVING DAILY

Caring about Christ means that we know about His care for us. We are aware of His presence and His concern for our lives. He watches over us, inviting us to “cast all of our care upon” Him (1 Pet. 5:7). No Christian should be unaware of how present Christ is in our lives. If we go about our days never giving thought to the presence of God—His supremacy, His sovereignty, His love, His reality—how can we truly call ourselves believers?

What is the difference between the atheist who verbalizes his lack of belief in the existence of God and the “believer” who never actualizes that belief in a practical way by living his life in awareness of His presence? We simply cannot be believers without believing in Him daily.

Another important point that we must realize and face is the fact that God is interested in everything that we do as His children. It is the daily life that He wants. So many want to give Him the first day of the week or some other preappointed time. And while those things are good, they are not what He primarily wants.

He wants our hearts. Our lives. He wants and demands that every aspect of our lives be brought under His dominion. Our entire existence is to be lived in His service if we are to truly be called His children and disciples of His Son.

The key to success in pleasing Him is as simple as knowing who He is and what He wants from us. Faith recognizes God. It thinks about God. It relies on God. It is the attitude that says I am nothing without Him. It is the recognition that we owe every day, every breath, to His providential care. It is the bowing of the human will to the divine will. And that is something that no one can do for you. That is a decision we can only make for ourselves.

Approach God daily. Think of Him every moment. Be aware of His presence. We cannot ignore Him and expect to please Him, and we must not think of pleasing Him as some mysterious, difficult task. Christ has done the difficult part. We should now focus on Him and love Him because of who He is and what He has done for us. Every. Single. Day.

      Bryan Dewayne Dunaway