The Right Direction

C.S. Lewis clarifies a misnomer amongst many believers, stating:

"People often think of Christian morality as a kind of bargain in which God says, 'If you keep a lot of rules I'll reward you, and if you don't I'll do the other thing.' I do not think that is the best way of looking at it. I would much rather say that every time you make a choice you are turning the central part of you, the part of you that chooses, into something a little different from what it was before. And taking your life as a whole, with all your innumerable choices, all your life long you are slowly turning this central thing either into a heavenly creature or into a hellish creature: either into a creature that is harmony with God, and with other creatures, and with itself, or else into one that is in a state of war and hatred with God, and with its fellow-creatures, and with itself." (Taken from Mere Christianity, p87)

I love the picture that the sum of your decisions leads you either one way or the other. We're not judged by the imperfections of the moment, but by the summation of our life choices.

Here's to changing into a heavenly creature daily. May Christ be glorified in all. Happy Good Friday. Sunday is coming!