Being before Doing

"The glory of God is man fully alive, and the life of man is the vision of God."

~Irenaeus

 For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son…

Romans 8:29a

38 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. 39 She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. 40 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!”

41 “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, 42 but few things are needed—or indeed only one.[f] Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”

Luke 10:38- 42

“What you do is important, but who you are is even more important.”

~P. Scazzero

Healthy Christian disciples and leaders are those who consistently live from this emotional and spiritual fullness, and it impacts every aspect of their lives. Emotionally fullness is manifest primarily by a high level of awareness—of their feelings their weaknesses and limits, how their past impacts their present, and how others experience them…

Spiritual fullness reveals itself in a healthy balance between their being with God and their doing for God. They are careful not to engage in more activities than their spiritual, physical, and emotional reserves can sustain.

~P. Scazzero

1. Trust the God of the transformational process.

23 May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it.

1 Thessalonians 5:23-24

2. Prioritize your “being” with God over your “doing” for God.

17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.18 And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.

2 Corinthians 3:17 - 18 (ESV)

3. Welcome the Holy Spirit to govern every area of your life. 

4. Create space in the busyness for sabbath renewal. 

The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it.