2 Peter 1:5-6

For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; 6and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; 7and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.

i was wondering what goodness was actually about so i went to check the dictionary.
it says

1.the state or quality of being good.
2.moral excellence; virtue.
3.kindly feeling; kindness; generosity.
4.excellence of quality: goodness of workmanship.
5.the best part of anything; essence; strength.
6.a euphemism for God: Thank goodness!

i guess it gave me a good explanation of what goodness is all about. its about being your best. it's even an euphemism for God.

everybody have faith. big faith, small faith, God recognises mustard-seed faith. but this made me realised what do we do with our faith? as the passage says, we need to add goodness. the spirit of excellence onto our faith. for me, i interpret that we need to have a faith that spurs us to be our best. and yes, so that God can do the rest.. i guess, it's been some time that i actually desired to be excellent for Christ. while God has always been excellent in my life. :/ maybe the passage doesnt follow through in some areas of my life.


oh wells, had a random thought today. everybody knows, at least every Christian knows how great is. and i believe, all of us don't struggle with that fact. that God is all-knowing, all-powerful, loving, wise, slow to anger, patient................... and all the other good things in the Heaven and on Earth. but we struggle with that annoying fact that how much are we gonna give to Him. how excellent we wana be for Him. God, You're good and we all know..... and we all also know that human is damned comfortable with mediocrity.

sometimes, alot of us, including myself, we allow ourselves just to have faith. and not act upon it. through our faith, develop goodness, which is a part of the fruit of the Spirit. okay, i guess i may have let myself be jaded too much. sometimes it's really so tiring that i just wana let go. but i wana hang in there for awhile more, this is not gonna break me yet. and im gonna develop goodness. and all the other things shall follow through. amen.