Amongst the chaos of trying to balance school, work, friendships, God, music….there is something that I always have to remind myself: there is more to life than this.
I always feel inadequate at, well, basically everything. I grew up believing that the person who does the most things wins. This is why I would strive so much in high school, believing that if I got into a great college, I wouldn’t be considered a “loser.” I hear it all the time — that people who don’t go to college are losers, that people who have kids while they’re young are losers, that people who never move from their hometown are losers.
But today, I’m seeing through different eyes. There is nothing we can do to make ourselves “worthy” of God, of success, of anything really. Everything that could be done has been done. When Jesus died on the cross, it was his way of saying, “You can now be counted worthy because of ME.” It’s all because of Jesus.
Our lives should be less about what we can do and more about the heart behind it all. Who are we doing it for? If we live selfish lives full of selfish ambition, we will have missed out on a great joy. Jesus came to set us free from living for ourselves, ambition, and success. Keep your eyes on Jesus. I no longer what to live my life for my own success, but to see the name of Jesus lifted.
Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves.
Philippians 2:3 (NLT)
