Do I have to?

Galatians 2:6
6As for those who seemed to be important—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not judge by external appearance—those men added nothing to my message.

These men that this verse refers to were those who were focusing on being religious instead of being in a relationship with Jesus. They were acting out of obligation and not out of love for the Savior. How easy it is to get stuck in a rut and lose site of what is really important. It's so easy to do things to make myself look good but have no heart in it or passion for it which ultimately leads to failure. Why? because if my heart is not in xy or z then it will not be long and I will stop doing it because it has made little difference in my life. Being religious may be all well and good for a time but it will not last, only what is done for eternity will last and that is to pursue a relationship with Jesus Christ. A relationship implies love, meaning, passion, intimacy and work. I do not want it to be said of me that I had little or no impact on another persons life, but the only way that I will have an impact on others is by drawing closer to Christ and falling more in love with Him everyday.

Father help me to pursue you out of love and not obligation. May my life be marked by our relationship and not religious duty. May I impact others because of your son working through me as a result of our relationship.