The Ideal Life

Daily writing prompt
If you had to describe your ideal life, what would it look like?

Awake O sleeper. Let the everliving resurrected Jesus Christ upgrade you from within. (Ephesians 5:14)

Awaken to the presence and power of the risen Jesus unceasingly living and working in and through you. (Philippians 2:12) Awaken to God’s calling on you and on all Christians. (1 Peter 2:9) That calling is to be more and more conformed into Christ’s image until we clearly demonstrate His love, power, and presence to everyone we meet. (1 Corinthians 2:4)

Upgrade your faith
Beyond belief
To reliance.
It’s not enough
To acknowledge
Who Jesus is.
Learn to depend
On His presence
Throughout each day.
(Proverbs 3:5-6)

Let the risen Jesus upgrade:
* Your attempts at happiness to His joy unspeakable and full of glory, (1 Peter 1:8)
* Your anxiety to His peace that passes understanding, (Philippians 4:7)
* Your fear to His hope, (Colossians 1:27)
* Your bitterness to His love and forgiveness, (Matthew 18:21-22)
* Your hard-heartedness to His compassion, (Colossians 3:12)
* Your restlessness to His patience, (James 1:5)
* Your animosity to His kindness, (Ephesians 4:32)
* Your wrongdoing to His goodness, (Psalm 34:8)
* Your wavering to His faithfulness, (2 Thessalonians 3:3)
* Your harshness to His gentleness, (Matthew 11:29)
* Your self-indulgence to His self-control, (1 Thessalonians 5:6-8)
* The fruit of your flesh to the fruit of His Spirit. (Galatians 5:22-23)
Now is the time to wake up to Christ’s upgrades!

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About Steve Simms

I like to look and think outside the box. In college I encountered Jesus Christ and I have been passionate about trying to get to know Him better ever since. My wife and I long to see the power and passion of the first Christ-followers come to life in our time. I have written a book about our experiences in non-traditional church, called, "Beyond Church: An Invitation To Experience The Lost Word Of The Bible--Ekklesia." If you need encouragement, search for: Elephants Encouraging The Room and/or check out my Amazon author page. Thank you!
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