The Outcome of Jesus in Our Lives

I think the verse that spoke to me the most in this QT was verse 3:

"We continuously remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ."

It seems like my life is described by this verse. I do what I do now because I have faith that God will be in everything I do. The only reason I do it is because I know God will provide and everything will turn out right if He wills it. I love what I do because it is God who has sent me here for this purpose, and I love God so I continue to do what I am called to do. I endure all the hardships because I have hope that He will make things better and even if I am in a hole for a while, He will extend a ladder to help me out of it. There is a hope only Jesus Christ can extend and it is by that hope that we can live on and pass it on to those who we love.

What I want to do is to produce more from my faith. I want to love more and show my love more. I want to think of God and Jesus more so that I can keep the hope in my mind always instead of thinking of other things.. I will dwell on those things and pray to see what God wants me to do - what God pulls my heart to do.

We are not required to do good deeds - it is the response of the heart that God instilled in us that urges us to do these things.