For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. --Ephesians 2:10

Pablo Picasso painted thousands of pictures in his lifetime. And as his fame as an artist grew, so did the number of forgeries of his work.

One day, a fellow artist brought the famous painter one of his supposed works of art.

“A fake!” Picasso exclaimed.

Not long afterwards, the friend returned with two more paintings for the master to inspect. “Forgeries!” he told the artist again. The dumbfounded artist sputtered, “I saw you paint this last one with my own eyes!”

Picasso shrugged, “Sometimes I paint fakes.”

In your life as a Christian, do you ever feel that you’re just “painting a fake”? Do you ever feel more like a forgery than a person who’s actually been transformed by the awesome power of Jesus?

Truly becoming who God the Creator intends you to be starts with knowing Him, and knowing what He desires for you. And the best way you can do this is to spend time with God every day, reading His Word and talking to Him in prayer.

I want to challenge you not to settle for what you think Christlikeness looks like. Instead strive to be like Christ by spending time with Him every day!

Prayer Challenge: Ask God to make you more and more like Christ today…and every day.