My intentions in a perfect world would match God’s Will. Do they? Only the fruits of my works for the Kingdom may demonstrate the proof or the self justification of inadequate truth.

All of us want to do some good in the world. All of us that call ourselves by His name want to at the end of the day go before the Throne of God and hear those faithful words commending our actions as serving His Will.

Our difficulty resides in the vain imagination or the coloring book of our desire to be found worthy. What if that simply complex conflict is the struggle for each of us? You see, we are already worthy at the moment we found the wisdom in choosing Christ.

I should never have to convince either myself or someone else of my alignment with God’s Will, it will frankly be self-evidentiary. Jesus said the measure are the fruits. Therefore, my words or argument matter little in fact my effort to convince perhaps detracts from my faithful service to the King.

Fruits of the Holy Spirit speak through God’s Word and Voice. Just as I am born again of heavenly seed to do the works that God set before me before my creation, those seeds will present as the evidence of my purpose and foundation.

I don’t need anything but prayer. However, I cringe at the implication that somehow since I fall short of another human’s measuring stick that those prayers will overcome my inadequacy and find me worthy. Judge yourself if it assists you and honors God. He alone is the judge of all.

No longer being the man who died on the cross with Christ Jesus, having died to self, I really don’t much care what folks think of how I am doing. I believe this is a veiled lure to get involved in the original argument regarding my worth. A worth that is already argued and put to bed by the presence of the Fruits of the Spirit and never by my words or works.

So, do my intentions ever matter? Perhaps. Do my intentions in fact pose the risk of running counter to the truth? Absolutely My intentions even when offered for the good of the Kingdom may be the exact point of self or worldly worship that takes me away from God, as is evidenced in Revelation 2 in Jesus’ chastisement of Ephesus.

If I am inclined to God’s Will then I will never feel the distance from God that my intentions often serve. I am not about my heart or head intentions but about the Love, Joy, Peace and Patience of God found only when walking in the Spirit’s guidance.

For absent the Fruits of God’s Holy Spirit and the outcomes that the WORD says will occur through that interaction, I am on my own venture that will only bring me distance from the Lord, which is never a good thing, as God said it is not good for man to be alone.

Perhaps when the storm arises the greatest demonstration of my inclination and understanding of the relationship with Almighty God would be to take a nap at His feet in the bottom of the boat. His Will be done especially when I stop resisting it or serving my own.