I used to be driven by good things. I wanted to be known as a good Christian and be well thought of. But is that a wise way to think? I’m coming to the conclusion that these goals are related to self importance, building a kingdom of sel. But Jesus teaches a better way to live - searching for His kingdom and His righteousness. Searching for Him has nothing to do with being driven and everything to do about our rest in Him. Searching for His righteousness is not about self promotion, but doing right because of Hos love. Searching for Him is being so focused on King Jesus, that mg temptations to do wrong diminish.
“Our time frames are not in touch with ultimate reality. Our perspective on timing compared with God’s is analogous to a two-year-old’s with an adult’s. God has good reasons for making us wait a long time to see some prayers answered.” - Tim Keller
“Our Christian destiny is, in fact, a great one: but we cannot achieve greatness unless we lose all interest in being great. For our own idea of greatness is illusory, and if we pay too much attention to it we will be lured out of the peace and stability of the being God gave us, and seek to live in a myth we have created for ourselves. And when we are truly ourselves we lose most of the futile self-consciousness that keeps us constantly comparing ourselves with others in order to see how big we are.” - Thomas Merton, No Man Is an Island
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