The two ways

How do you live your life as a Christian?  You can live it in either of two ways. You are already secure in God; you are anchored in God's character. You have a great inheritance. But you can either ret in that or be fearful. You can watch the storms come and say, "What will become of me then? What if I prove unfaithful?" Or you can be like Abram and grow strong in faith, resting in him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you faultless before his presence with exceeding joy. Is your faith like that? If it is not, God can teach you. Then you will grow strong in faith, giving glory to God. You will learn that what God has promised he is able to perform.

From Come to the Waters, by James Montgomery Boice (the Jan. 14 entry)