We do not need the grace of God to withstand crises—human nature and pride are sufficient for us to face the stress and strain magnificently. But it does require the supernatural grace of God to live twenty-four hours of every day as a saint, going through drudgery, and living an ordinary, unnoticed, and ignored existence as a disciple of Jesus.
A little scriptural reference that I thought will explain it better in the "ordinary, unnoticed, and ignored existence as a disciple of Jesus" sense.
Matthew 6:1-4 (NIV)
1 "Be careful not to do your 'acts of righteousness' before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
2 "So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. 3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
Is there any assumption that you have that you have to do exceptional things for God? Performing miracles of healing, or maybe evangelising to the lost? The text further explains.
It is ingrained in us that we have to do exceptional things for God—but we do not. We have to be exceptional in the ordinary things of life, and holy on the ordinary streets, among ordinary people—and this is not learned in five minutes.
As we continued to live our lives, let us always remember to empty our lives and thoughts, that we may be earthen vessels where our Treasure may dwell, that we may be of use to His Kingdom.
Let's discipline our earthly bodies and minds to the glory of our God. Praise the Lord!
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