Phil 1:27
27 Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in the one Spirit,[a] striving together as one for the faith of the gospel
The road to holiness is not an easy path, in fact the road to evil is the road easier to take. Last weekend, we took a break from conference grind to tour the families of my wife’s siblings in Canmore and Banff. Being a long weekend, it was full packed. Arriving in Banff, already frustrated by the traffic, we entered a free parkade. It turned out to be full packed and very tight. At a very tight turn, a truck blocked my way and I couldn’t move both ways. My temper got the best of me and I yelled at the other driver to give way. He did backing up so I could pass and I was so upset that I didn’t even thank him.
In CFC-Youth we talk about random acts of kindness, but in this case I had a random act of rudeness. Many times, being human is used as an excuse to fail but being made in the likeness of God, our humanness should be the key to strive for holiness.
As much as I give talks about being loving and kind, I failed miserably. In situation where I was supposed to be Christ and bring Christ to the other driver, I acted in a manner that the world expects me to act.
The beauty about being a follower of Christ is that in the journey to holiness, we fail many times, we fall but we pick ourselves up striving for the prize towards the prize of heaven through Christ Jesus.