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Live Life Faithfully

What principles will transform your ordinary life into an extraordinary life—into a life of true significance? The principle foundational to all others is this: God measures significance by faithfulness, not by success.

Faithfulness is one of those Christian words we throw around without precisely defining it. Faithfulness means consistently following God’s calling for your life and leaving the results to Him. Practically speaking, faithfulness looks like this:

• A faithful worker continues to give her best for a boss who shows little appreciation.
• A faithful husband continues to love his mate even when that love is unreturned.
• A faithful parent continues to pray for her rebellious child who continues to harden his heart toward God.
• A faithful pastor continues to preach God’s Word and minister in a church with declining attendance and critical leaders.

We are called to be faithful servants of God and stewards of God’s truth and to leave the results to Him. This is not reserved for preachers and “professional” Christians but is for all who follow Jesus.

Those who want to experience a life of significance value faithfulness in the small things of life until the moment they are caught up into heaven. To help test whether you are faithful in everyday activities, ask yourself these questions at the end of every day:

• Did I tell and show my family that I love them?
• Did I do my job honestly and to the best of my ability, giving my employer a full day’s work?
• Did I demonstrate care and concern for my neighbors and my coworkers?
• Did I express gratitude for the blessings in my life?
• Did I take my anxieties to God and leave them with Him?
• Did I keep my heart, mind, and body pure, confessing my sins when I failed?
• Did I obey the Word of God?
• Did I put others before myself?
• Did I do to others what I would want them to do to me?
• Did I try to glorify God in my thoughts, words, and actions?

These questions can be applied to any walk of life—whether you are the president of the United States, a homemaker, a salesperson, or a student.

What specific behaviors express your faithfulness to God in your own life?