Complacency makes us ineffective and unproductive.
The Bible offers an alternative.
2 Peter 1:5-8 (NIV)
… add to your faith goodness;
and to goodness, knowledge;
and to knowledge, self-control;
and to self-control, perseverance;
and to perseverance, godliness;
and to godliness, mutual affection;
and to mutual affection, love.
For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure,
they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
No one said it would be easy.
Good morning, Lord. I want to be effective and productive in my knowledge of You and Your plan for my life. Don’t let me get too comfortable, too self-satisfied, too complaceent. Grant me the perseverance to study Your Word and apply it to my life. Teach me to love others as You do … teach me to love as I am loved, in Jesus’ name.
