The List

"For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. For, if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ." 2 Peter 1: 5-8

I stumbled across this scripture this afternoon while reading at work during lunch .  I remember someone saying that this scripture is a good way to put yourself in 'check' - Am I doing all that I can to display Christ in me?  This list pretty much sums it up, we need to be faithful, add to that goodness, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly kindness and love.  Simple, right?  Not hardly.  But who said it would be simple? 
 
I make lists every day; grocery lists, a list of things to do, places to go, what I ate, my blessings.  With that said, I have more checklists than I can deal with right now, but I think  this scripture has the list with the most importance and I probably should pay close attention to what Peter is saying. I don't want to be ineffective and unproductive in God's eyes, do you?