Who God Wants Us To Become

Today, as I was sitting in a local, satellite campus of the Cathedral of St. Arbucks, I spent a bit of time thinking about who God wants us to become as His Kingdom people. As I have read the Scriptures and reflected specifically on the teachings of Jesus, as recorded in the Gospels, the Holy Spirit has led me towards an active rest in, and an obedient pursuit of, greater personal embodiment of the picture painted in this brief working summary: 

I believe God wants to transform me into:

• A man who truly knows and fully loves Jesus; adoring and treasuring Him with every part of who I am; loving Him with my whole heart, soul, mind and strength; being sanctified by His grace and the power of the Holy Spirit to become more like Him in my motivations, attitudes, thoughts, emotions, pursuits and actions.

• A man who deeply and sacrificially loves my family, my friends, and my neighbors; practicing generous hospitality and consistently looking for, and tangibly meeting, other’s needs as they arise.

• A man who embraces and lives out God’s gospel mission of restoring all that has been fractured and distorted by sin; serving the least, loving the lost, proclaiming and living the gospel in my home, neighborhood, and city.