It's funny to me that often life is filled with these "in-between" moments: these moments where there is not a great change, but the diligence of daily life. It's these moments where you are waiting and serving where you know God has you, and there is no discernible change on the horizon where complacency can so easily set in - a smug, content attitude where you see no need to improve or grow. Yet God has not called us to complacency; he's offered us abundant life (John 10:10) and said we are to produce fruit (John 15:4-5).
What then, will we do when the complacency sets in? John 15:4-5 says abide - stay in the Word, stay in communication with the Father, seek to grow and seek to produce fruit. I must be honest - in the past few weeks I feel I have been more complacent then fruit-producing or abiding. Yet, I am thankful that I serve a loving heavenly Father who will continue to grow, shape, mold, and pursue me and will continue the work he has begun (Phil 1:6). So as I feel the pull and drift of complacency, may my heart ever be turned to him.
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