Where are we going?

Proverbs 20:24 says "A man's steps are directed by the Lord, how then can anyone understand his own way?" This is a great question for us to be asking ourselves. How can I know my own way? God has a set plan for your life and He would love to see you following that plan on a daily basis and many are doing that and the results are outstanding. But for the rest of us the opportunity to follow after God's will at every turn seems to be more of a challenge than at first expected. Too often we insist that we know our own way. This of course isn't true or the Bible would be wrong (when it comes to either you or the Bible being wrong always take the low road and change your position or opinion). Every day and maybe several times a day we have the choice to either do it God's way or just assume that we know what to do. If you are talking with the Father on a regular ongoing basis and you are in the Word then you will know what to do, not because of what you know but because of who you know. The answer to the question in the proverb is why would we want to know our own way when we can have full knowledge and understanding of the way that He has planned for us. Follow Him.

Count the hours

We discussed yesterday morning that there are only 168 hours in the week. If you sleep an average of 7 hours a night that leaves 119. Allowing 2 hours a day to eat(something that most of us find important) you are now down to 105. And supposing you work a 40 hour week (not including commute) this puts your total of discretionary hours at about 65. This is all said just in case you think that you have plenty of time to do all the things your thinking of, not to mention all the things that God has planned for you. Lets look further into the shrinking hours; how about daily prayer time, time to read the Word, time to spend with family, time to spend with your church family(don't have a church family? this would be a great time to find one, the support that you get from a group of believers that are following the Lord is a great blessing and encouragement as you go through this life), and then there are daily chores and activities that have to be done and don't forget exercise(skipping the elevator and taking the stairs does not count as a step class). As we continue our discussions on stewardship we can see that the number of hours that we have been given is limited but the availability of guidance from the Lord as to how to spend each hour is unlimited. Spend some of that precious time today seeking God and asking Him just how He would like you to spend your time, ask how what you are doing fits into His plan for your life. God has a plan for every day of your life and His plan involves you being successful, prosperous and full of hope(Jeremiah 29:11). When you begin to seek His help in planning out your time you will find that not only will you achieve all that you set out to do but that when the next 168 hours stars you won't be wondering where the time went but will be rested, refreshed and ready to meet the coming week head on with joy and expectation.
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First Post

This is a new communication format for me and it is one that I hope will be an encouragement to all who read it. I will be discussing things related to the Word of God and to living the abundant life that Jesus promised us. As we bring the Word at our services each week I will give a recap and some futher insights as The Lord leads.