In my house there are some things that I treat carefully and honor, like my computer tablet. I also have some things that I do not honor or take good care of, like most of my clothes. What makes the difference between the things that I honor and the things that I don’t? It has to do with the value that I perceive in each item.
II Timothy 2:20-21 gives us instructions to increase the value of our lives; “Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver but also of wood and clay, some for honorable use, some for dishonorable. Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ready for every good work.” God will give us good works when we allow Him to cleanse us from the dishonorable things in our lives. Apart from this cleansing work by the grace of God, we cannot produce honorable works or character,
Reluctant Retiree 