"His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness." (2 Peter 1:3)
When you're a student, it's easy to think of "real life" as something that's coming after high school and then college graduation. Or after you get married. For now, you're just in prep mode. Nothing really counts. The race starts for real somewhere down the road.
I remember as a student sometimes following that mindset into a pretty casual attitude about my relationship with God. I felt like I'd need to get really serious about living like Jesus once I got out of high school. Until then, I was still waiting for the all the pieces of puzzle to fall into place on the day I was released from institutional education.
I was wrong. Number one: Today's verse spells it out: You're not missing anything to live exactly the life God calls you to right now. Today. Two: Of course, this is your real life. Now. It won't get any "realer" the day after graduation from anything. If you're not living for Jesus now, you aren't living for Jesus for real.
Think: Do you think you're postponing, on some level, getting real about living for God until you're older? Do you think you've believed the lie that you're not yet fully equipped to live for Him?
Pray: Thank God that He has given you everything you need for life and godliness.
Do: Write this verse down and put it somewhere handy so you'll have to look it in the eye several times this week.
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