Redefined Sinner

"You should be content with God’s plan for your life and rest in his forgiving grace, but as a sinner, you should never be satisfied with who you are." ~Paul Tripp

This quote speaks of a life outlook. Every time we go about life without being intentional pray-ers or when we pray only in thankfulness of what God has done (His past glory) without thought to how He can be further glorified both in our lives and through our lives, then we are acting as though we are satisfied with ourselves. The life outlook I believe we should have is asking God where in our lives we are still not good enough, where we are still sinning, and where we could be growing in Him. He longs to share that information with us, but only when we are ready to push ourselves in that direction. Our goal is singular, but we should never allow ourselves to fully achieve it until the day He finally returns for us.

"Let everything I do satisfy your love for me." ~Yours Truly (Inspired by Psalm 19)

Of course, this next quote, above, is a bit of a paradox in more than one way, but it is a good expression of our desire to be better people for God's sake. We should do all that we can to please Him, seeing as that's what He made us for; and in order to do that better, we should continually look to refine ourselves as Christians and redefine our sinful life patterns. It's not always easy to see where our faults are, or where we could be better acknowledging God, but the cool part is that God knows it all, so all we have to do is ask!