Here are some things to remember to help yourself gird your waist with truth:
- God’s grace makes you strong so that you are empowered to do what He calls you to do. Remind yourself of this often.
- You will have hardship at times as you strive to fulfill God’s mission. To become a fit soldier requires participating in a daily training program. Training is not always easy because you are striving to learn new ways of thinking and acting. But along with that hardship come glory and honor. Plus you have the satisfaction of knowing that you are fighting for a righteous cause.
- You don’t allow life’s distractions to get you off mission. You are aware of your weaknesses and cut off/cut out those things that weaken and distract you. And if you ever find yourself off mission, you get back on as soon as possible!
- You take time to define and then remind yourself of the big story of life every day. When you remind yourself of the big story, then it makes daily decisions easier to make. When you face life’s annoyances every day, just say to yourself “Big story! Big story!” After all, the little story of life won’t matter 100 years from now. The big story is eternal.
To define your part in God’s big story, take some time today to imagine that your earthly life is over. You are standing before the Lord. He says to you:
“Well done, my good and faithful child! Enter into the joy of the Lord.”
How would you have lived to have the Lord say those words to you? Get the picture in your mind and then write down what you see. Some good questions to ask yourself to bring clarity to the picture include:
