Ephesians 2:10 says, "For
we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which
God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them." When I read this
verse, I hear the following: God is perfect and all that He does is
perfect, and He DOES NOT make mistakes: that God made me. Through
Christ Jesus, I have been made anew, I have been born again, JUST SO
THAT I CAN do good works; works that were, like me, prepared by God. This verse is not talking
about some vague service project that I might come across at some
point in my life, it is talking about my day-to-day life, the mundane tasks that
are always around me.
The life that I am living now, This is God's plan for my life, this is
my vocation (vocation: a work for which I am specifically trained,
called, or qualified). Am I accepting of this or do I fight it? Am I
doing my best or am I just doing "enough"? I need to do This work, God's
work, to the best of my ability. He has created me and renewed me so
that I can (have the ability to) fulfill the plans that He made for me. Jeremiah
29:11 states, "'For I know the plans that I have for you', declares the
Lord, 'plans to prosper and not to harm, plans to give you hope and a
future.'" My work, planned by God, can be sanctified and made Holy
through Him. I must conform my will to His and focus upon the work that
He has given me to do. Always remember, "If God gives you the burden,
God will give you the strength." (The Forge, Josemaria Escriva, 325)
"It only takes a second. Before starting anything ask yourself: What does God want of me in this? Then, with divine grace, do it!" (ibid.)