Better Every Day

Better Every Day—I picked this as the title for my blog because it is a motto that I’ve adopted for my life.   It is my desire that each day I improve in some way in my life.  I got to thinking about this because of a woman at my church.  For years she has always responded to the question “How are you?” with the answer “Better.”  There were times that I my internal response was, “Oh, I didn’t know you’d been worse.”    But in speaking with her through the years, I learned that her response was a result of her decision to find the good in every day rather than focusing on the negative.    So in one aspect, better every day, is as simple as choosing a right attitude each day.  However, there are so many areas in life that have room for improvement and growth.  As I look at the many areas in my life where I would love to see improvement, the thing that I see that I can do to make the biggest difference is to be intentional—one of the reasons for writing this blog is to be intentional in naming the areas and ways that I am striving to be better and hopefully making progress.  The biggest area of improvement for life is brought to light by Romans 12:1-3 ¹ Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. ² Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.  ³ For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.  Romans 8:29-30 also lends light to the goal: For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. ³⁰ And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.

So my ultimate goal is to be conformed to the image of Christ, that my life would be a living sacrifice to Him, that my mind would be set on the things that matter to God, that when my time here on earth is done that my heavenly father would say, “Well done my good and faithful servant.”  There are definitely some days that are much better than others for how well I reflect Christ.  I will strive to be able to truthfully say every day that I am better in some way. I invite you to join me on the journey.