The Bible reveals that God has a plan for every life, and that if we live in constant fellowship with Him, He will both direct and lead us in the fulfillment of this plan. You cannot know the will of God for your life unless you first come to the Cross and confess that you are a sinner, and receive Christ as Lord and Savior. If you want to discover the perfect plan that God has for your life, you will have to go by way of Calvary to get it. It is only through Christ that we can be on speaking terms with God and know God’s plan for our lives.
Many were living in the darkness of the world, but they turned to the light which is Christ Jesus. Many Christians have been faithfully going to church, while in their lifestyles, they have been substituting that which is good for that which is best. If you find this true of yourself, do not despair. Wherever you are at this moment in your spiritual pilgrimage, repent, yield your life unconditionally to God, and He will still make the life He has given to you in Christ into a thing of beauty and an honor to His name.
Paul warned the Galatians not to compare themselves with others–one of the most destructive tendencies Christians are prone to involve themselves in. Instead, these believers were to be concerned with their own responsibilities before God. God was transforming each of them into a new person and He expected them to live like it, the same as He does for all believers. The way we live, the things we say, the attitudes we entertain, and the lifestyle we adopt, the enterprises in which we engage, are all continuously producing either positive or negative results in society. Far too many Christians assume they can adopt a neutral stance, feeling they can be noncommittal. But that is not how this life in Christ works. The indwelling Holy Spirit will not let us remain detached, uninvolved with the trauma, turmoil, and tension of the times in which we live.
We live in an atmosphere of antagonism, on the one hand, and in a spherical environment of enmity on the other. Yet, amid such an adversity, Christ calls us to produce peace. His peace abides in love; and quietly, strongly, persistently, meets every onslaught against it with good will. It is an inner attitude of tranquility, a predisposed choice of tolerance in the face of angry attacks. It is the willingness to accept the assaults of others even at the price of personal humiliation. It implies that even though my enemies and detractors may be at war with me, I can be at peace with them.