To be righteous in the site of God. Seemingly every person of faith's goal. Yet, we sometimes get so distracted by our other wants and desires - to have everything we want, for our lives to be filled with good things, for nothing bad to happen to anyone we love - we get so caught up in these wants that we stop striving for righteousness.
I've always admired Zechariah and Elizabeth because they didn't forget - they kept striving for righteousness, even in the face of disappointment and devastation. What about us? How do we respond when we are fired? Or can't conceive a family? Or suffer a tragic loss? How can we strive to be righteous so that God is glorified, even when we don't get what we want? How can we be righteous so that all of our blessings are attributed to God?
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