Good things ain't enough.

What if you're not a Christian now, what would your life be?

For me that's one of the hardest questions to answer. My friend once asked me this, and I really don't know what to answer her that time. But after meditating on it for days, I was able to imagine what would my life be without God in it.

If I'm not a Christian now, most probably I'll still be that good girl. Doing things that seem good in the eyes of this world. And when I say doing good things that means doing whatever I want to as long as I'm not committing any crime and I'm not hurting someone's feelings.

But during my second year in college, I had this encounter with Christ. That's the start of my Christian walk. The turning point.


I've come to realize that doing good things ain't enough. Life is not just about obeying certain rules, adapting to the cultures of the people around you. No, that's not the life God has planned for me, and for you.

It's about living a life worthy of God's calling. (Ephesians 4:1-2) That calls for turning away from my old lifestyle and start living with God, and for God. Through my constant devotions I've learned that doing good things is not only about obeying the rules of your country, following the things written in the student handbook of your school, not even obeying the commands of your parents.. It calls for a greater obedience from us- to obey His will even though sometimes it means going out of our comfort zones.

Being a Christian for almost two years already, there's so much change in me. I was transformed to a new me. (2 Corinthians 5:17) And I know that I am still a work-in-progress.. And part of that, I know there's still a lot of pruning that'll come my way but I know I can overcome all of it because God is with me.

I won't go back Lord to the way I used to be before you rescued me.