signs...

today i was driving down 19th avenue and passed a car wash with a sign out front that read, "my boss said i needed to put something on the sign. so there."

i laughed at the sign but as i turned down my neighborhood street, i came across a few thoughts, but most prevalent was this...this person did something, as minimal as they could (though witty) to abide by his/her bosses wishes. it reminded me of our walk as believers in Christ.

do we go to church once a week to "fulfill" our duties? do we say we're going to pray for a friend in need, but then "forget" about? only to pray for them as we walk up to them?

God calls us to live for Him and for Christ with all that we are. not just 10% or 90%, even. but 100% of who we are and how we live should be for His glory. if we are not living 100% for God, why? where are our priorities? money? job? lifestyle? friends? family? where?

for myself, i know that i need to evaluate this question for myself. because i believe that if we are only "putting up a sign because God said so", then we are not fully utilizing His plan for us.

i once heard this statement, "when you get to heaven and God asks you, 'did you do the most you could with the gifts that I gave you?' how will you answer His question?"