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Struggles and Labor
Filed Under (Uncategorized) by rgreen on 08-01-2007
Recently I’ve been reading through the book of Colossians. It’s become my devotional habit to reread some of the smaller books of the Bible multiple times per week and to simply reflect upon what I’ve read and meditate on the passages.
Now it comes as no surprise that often times a single verse in a book will stick out to me and stick with me throughout the week. This week it has been Col. 1.28-29 – “We proclaim him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ. To this end I labor, struggling with all his energy, which so powerfully works in me.”
This sticks with me because I have to wonder if I am struggling hard to teach everyone that I can about Christ. Do I really spread the gospel? Is it spread through my actions and my life? Is it spread through my teaching? Do I actually talk about my faith openly, sharing it with my friends and colleagues? Or do I simply hide behind my well structured fence of Christian friends and fellow believers? This is a really tough question.
It’s tough because I don’t know how I really feel about sharing the Gospel. I mean, if you ask I’ll tell, but I usually don’t make it a point to share my faith. I’ve always felt my roles in the Body were to teach and to lead — to be one who helps grow others faith. I wonder if it should be more… I wonder if this is just a cop out for me…
