BECOMING WHO WE ARE MEANT TO BE

Life is a struggle to become who God means for us to be. Faith is the means by which we realize that we struggle with God. Without faith, we cannot please God because we cannot know God. Faith is no mere idea; faith is how our belief plays out in reality. Ideal belief is tested by real life. The truth of what we believe becomes manifest in what we choose to do. In our struggle to live, we may struggle with or against God. If we live to please God, than God is with us in our struggle. The life of Christ set the pattern for pleasing God - willing to do what pleases God, and wanting others to be with us in doing so. The struggle of life always includes others in the struggle; how we help or hinder that struggle matters.