Living for the eternal

I do believe that Christ took the judgment from God that I rightly deserve by dying on the Cross and through that He gave me His righteousness and the gift of eternal life in Heaven, BUT if I were to die right now and go to Heaven but find that Christ was not there, would I be OK with that? Something to ponder... as Christians it's so easy for us to say "oh yeah I believe I'm going to Heaven" but do we really understand why we should want to go to Heaven?

Why do we do the things we do?

Maybe, it's because the year is winding down and everyone's in that sentimental/reminiscent mood, but last week reflecting back on the things i've done this year, it has made me wonder why i do certain things. For example last week when i went out with nate and benson to share the gospel with nate's friend over dinner, i really didn't feel that my mind and heart were truly there. Afterwards I felt that I had really failed God by not praying and plainly by just not centering my heart on Him. I mean I understand that as it says in Romans 1:16 "For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes." I am not the one doing the saving, it's God, but there's still that responsibility on my part to be a faithful servant to God with what He gives me. So I guess it all boils down to: am I doing ministry things, devos, prayer, or even going to church etc just for the sake of doing them and going through the motions, or am I here to glorify God and to worship Him in all that I do? because if not, it's more than just a disservice to God, I'm a hypocrite. God, I am such a sinner, my actions are so futile, please Lord help me in this.

I'll end this post with a little reminder from our good ol' friend John Piper - "The chief end of man is to glorify God by enjoying Him forever."

Man, I want my life to be like THAT