No Exception

The WORD today (See http://usccb.org/bible/readings/060413.cfm) reminds me that following God does not exempt us from other things in life.

I had friends in college who were very keen on spiritual activities. They were doing bible study sessions multiple times a week, which would extend until late at night. This is something good, yearning for God and wanting to spend time with people knowing more about him and talking about him. however, some of their classmates were telling me that these people became remiss in their responsibility for school – not doing their part on group projects and not being 100% in class because they sleep late at night during bible study sessions. How sad that their actions do not reflect a good testament to the faith.

In the gospel, Jesus tells us that he expects us to give to Caesar what is due Caesar, and to God what is God’s. We serve the country and say we do not need to serve God anymore, since we are serving the country. Likewise, we cannot say we do not need to serve others anymore if we are serving God. These things go hand in hand.

We need to give proper attention to the different aspects in our lives. We cannot say it is okay to be mediocre in our studies or career or business because we are doing extra-curricular work serving God. Serving God is not an excuse for mediocrity. We need not excel in every aspect of our lives, but we should try. We should give our best in everything – in our service to God, in our work, in our relationships with other people – parents, family, significant other, etc.  This is a good testament of our faith. This is what God wants.

Father God,

Thank you for today. Thank you for giving me another day to live. Thank you Lord for reminding me how you want me to live. Lord, as I live my life today, I pray that I give my best in everything that I do. May I do my best not because I want recognition or praise, but because as I offer my life to you, I want to give you the best in all aspects of it, because you deserve the best that I can give. Amen.

Blessed day!

In Christ,

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