WHAT'S YOUR BOTTOM LINE?

The subject of holiness came up in discussion at a life group Bible study many years ago, and one of the questions asked was, "what does it mean to you to be holy?"

Why not stop and think about that for a moment?  What does it mean to you?

It's almost embarrassing for me to remember how I spent many of my early years as a follower of Christ trying to be holy.  For one period, I would not wear jeans - ever!  I don't know why; maybe it was this pursuit of holiness.  I'll never forget the evening I came home and put a pair of jeans on for the first time in months... they were so comfortable, but even more comfortable was the sense of freedom I felt in my soul.

This was one of my many attempts, to be frank, all quite embarrassing when I look back!  The fear of stepping outside of God's favour was crippling.  

More recently, while in a time of recovery from bad health and exhaustion, I was relaxing with a magazine and heard the whisper of His voice.  "Do I love you any less in this moment than when you are working, praying, preaching, studying or serving?"

Of course, the answer was, "No".  I am loved as His dear child. 

And so are you.

So in answer to that first question, "What does it mean to be holy?" someone in the group said, "I don't wake up thinking, I'm going to be a holy man today!"

But we can wake up saying, "I want to be His today." 

If our bottom line is, "My heart belongs to Jesus." we need never fear that we are living unholy lives, as this bottom line will inform every decision and every temptation that comes our way.

And that's living a holy life!

Until next time,

Lynda x