Just me trying to be honest with God.

Saturday, January 12, 2008

Driven or Called

I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Phil3.14 ESV

There is a difference between those who minister in response to the call and direction of the Holy Spirit and those who are driven by a desire for personal accomplishment. Driven people live lives in the frenzy of personal ambition and perfectionism and often seek to control everyone around them to do the same. To be one of these people or to be around them can be a miserable affair.
Peace marks the life of one centered on the upward call of God. It is not personal ambition, which should direct our energies, rather the energy found in the humble and gentle Spirit of Christ.