If we want something of value, we have to pay a prize for it. If we wish to enter the kingdom of heaven, we need to work for it. Lip service is not enough; it must be coupled with action. Faith without work is dead.
So Jesus said, “Not everyone who says to me: Lord! Lord! Will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my heavenly Father.” This is the prize we have to pay to enter the kingdom of heaven: doing the will of the heavenly Father.
Obviously the next question would be, what does God want me to do? What is the will of God for me? We can discover this through conversation with God, in our prayers, in events and situations of our life, and even in our dreams.
Are we attentive and sensitive to God in our quiet moments with him? Or in the events of our life? Do we devote time in silent communion and contemplation with God? Do we allow him to speak to us in our reading of the Scriptures? Do we allow him to speak to us in prayer and in the homilies at Mass? Do we see God speaking to us through people and events in our life?
Prayer and silence with God are key to discovering what God wishes us to do.
