Matthew 12:50
“For whoever does the will of my heavenly Father is my brother, and sister, and mother.”
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When working in my first company, I have come to learn that any process has inherent variation. And this variation is due to interactions between the different parts of a process – man, machine, methods and materials. And through the years, engineers and scientists have tried to develop tools to measure, predict and reduce this variation. Because unacceptable variation (operating outside the norm or customer requirements) could potentially pose problems in quality, cost and delivery.
In our life with the Lord, we vary in the way we really live our life. We go to mass on Sundays, and suddenly the next day, we are cursing, committing petty sins and allowing temptations to overcome us. There is a time when we read the whole chapter of Luke, then suddenly the will to read the Bible is gone and the Bible gathers dust once again. A big variation, indeed! And how can we change this? By focusing all our energy on the “target value”, who is no other than the Lord.
We need to have Jesus at the center of our lives. Knowing His will and commands, our actions and words should be based on his works and words. As soon as the world tries to get our attention, thereby deviating from the center, we should immediately disengage and do fixes or corrective actions in order to go back to the center. And as we practice good works again and again, disengaging totally from temptations, we find that the variation becomes smaller and smaller until we realize that we are operating only at that one target value, that is obeying the will of the Lord.
For a life in Him is not just because we are not smoking, or drinking or watching porn. It is living is a spirit of humility, love, mercy, and a lifestyle that says “to live is Christ, and to die is gain”. That is the will of the Father. And that is your target value.
Lord Jesus, You are the center of our lives. We may deviate from that truth once in a while, but You are the One who pulls us back to Your love. Teach us to forever be with You, obeying Your will. Amen +
Let us sing to the Lord; He has covered Himself in glory.
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