Citizen of The Kingdom of God

     If I am a future citizen of the kingdom of God how should I act now? Would I not want to live my life differently than from the world? If I did not change my life would not the people around me say, "Why should I change my life if a citizen of God's kingdom lives no differently than me?" Would they not think that if God accepted you without a commitment to change, they will be accepted as well? You maybe their first example in how a citizen of God's kingdom acts and their only opportunity to learn more. So I say to you brothers and sisters within the Lord do your utmost to represent the kingdom of God well for the sake of those who have yet come to Christ.
     When I look towards my future I want to be with Jesus within the kingdom of God. If I want to be a citizen of the kingdom of God should I not be acting like one now? I cannot say to myself I will continue to do as I please and when Jesus returns only then will I be totally devoted and act righteously. Matthew 6:24 "No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money." These words mean you cannot place a pursuit over your service to God making it the most important thing in your life. You cannot expect to serve your desires and enter in God's kingdom with only a half-hearted devotion to him. I do not think God will be satisfied with the little crumbs from your worship.
     The apostle Paul tells us in Ephesians 2:19, 20 "So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God." So we are indeed fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God. We will be just like the great multitude who will come out of the great tribulation from every nation, tribe, peoples and languages and we will stand before the throne of God and worship him within his kingdom (Rev.7:9,11). I believe that if we are future citizens of the kingdom of God shouldn't we now conduct ourselves as those citizens to live our life as though we were standing before the throne of God. We should not wait until the end is nearly upon us so as to make the changes to our lives.
     I will do my utmost to make changes to my life. I will trust in Gods words and not doubt his wisdom. I will try my best to fight against my sins and weaknesses so to have a clear conscience and a clear mind. I would like to live my life as an open book with a nothing to hide mentality. I would like there to be no barrier between me and God. As a citizen of the future kingdom of God I must align my life in a way that Jesus Christ wants me to live as to love, kindness, compassion and mercy. I must be more forgiving and have a strong faith believing in God with my whole heart, mind and soul. I must be willing to be whole heartedly at making the changes that I need so to live like a citizen of the kingdom of God.