“being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus” Philippians 1:6
How fascinating that my first day back in the blogging world I get to read one of my favorite verses of all time. The confidence I have is continually being humbled. The past two years have been some of my most prideful and humbling years. I dont know if those two things can coexist but leave it to my life to find a way for them to coexist. Pride came when I took the position at CCF as a campus minister. Humility came on the first day of the job as I had no clue what I was doing. Some of the sweetest times in prayer were in my first year of ministry as I had no sense of direction what to do. The past two years have been so neat to see the growth at CCF. Just like God is carrying on a “good work” in each of his follower’s lives as a body it is also a work in progress. CCF has been full of growth and at times that has lead to more pride in numbers. Here I sit again in awe of what is happening and I really dont know where to go next. Its funny that no matter how many “accomplisments” or “goals” are met I am still really clueless. In the end this whole aspect of a work in progress continues to happen. It really reminds me of putting a puzzle together. My “gra” always had a puzzle laid out on her table every time I would come to visit I would sit down and add a couple of pieces to the puzzle. Those puzzles seemed to take forever to finish but they did get finished it was just one piece at a time.
Paul starts off Philippians with such an encouragement that we too are a work in progress. God is not done with me. I am nowhere near complete. Paul’s letter to Ephesus reminds me that I am “God’s workmanship.” We really are the masterpiece of God. Who better than man who was made in God’s image to be in the process of restoration as I grow in Christ likeness. A work in progress thats what I am, I wont be complete until I dwell with the savior who perfects me by His sacrifice.
