Commit to God

What are you committed to? Are you committed to your job? Are you committed to keeping your home in good order? Are you committed to regular maintenance of your vehicle? Who are you committed to? Are you committed to your spouse and children? Are you committed to God? We commit to several things and severalContinue reading “Commit to God”

Be Patient and Follow

How often do you seek guidance? When do you seek guidance? Who do you seek guidance from? Do you seek guidance for every decision or just the ones you consider significant? Do you seek guidance from God? Do you remember a time when God has answered you? We all need guidance more often than weContinue reading “Be Patient and Follow”

Impatient for God

How many times do you take matters into your own hands? How often do you do what you think is best or perhaps what you want to? Have you done it after asking God for guidance and felt like he provided none? How did it work out for you? Were you better than before? WeContinue reading “Impatient for God”

Facing the Difficult

How often do you do what you know you need to do, even when you are facing opposition? Are you willing to face ridicule or ostracization for doing what is right? Would you be willing to face the possibility of death for your faith? Do you willingly tell others about your faith? Doing what isContinue reading “Facing the Difficult”

Fast to Seek

How long do you think you could go without food? How many days could you fast? How committed are you to a cause? Are you committed enough to go without food as a form of protesting? How committed to God are you? Are you willing to fast to grow closer to him? Most of usContinue reading “Fast to Seek”

Vainly Conspiring

Do you sometimes think it is all pointless? Do you wonder why we, as humans, continue our petty contrivances? Do you wonder when we will realize we are plotting in vain? Have you decided to stop conspiring? Have you decided to give up your vanity? We see the pointless plotting and conspiring going on inContinue reading “Vainly Conspiring”

Wisdom or Foolishness

What are you chasing after? What do you put at the top of your list to achieve? Is it financial stability? Is it a companion who understands you and appreciates you? Is it a fulfilling job? Do you want all these things? Have you determined which one is most important to you? Chasing our dreamsContinue reading “Wisdom or Foolishness”

A Shepherd’s Responsibility

How responsible do you feel for your ability to obey God’s commands? Do you feel it is all on you or does some of it rest on someone else? Is there a leader you look to for guidance? Are you willing to follow a leader who has your best interest at heart? Even though thereContinue reading “A Shepherd’s Responsibility”

God is Still with Us

Have you thought things have gotten out of hand? Have you wondered if our world is going downhill so fast it can never recover? Does it seem as though the “good times” are so far behind us you can’t remember them? Have you begun to lose heart? There is no doubt we are living inContinue reading “God is Still with Us”

Lighten Your Load

We like for things to be right. We like for there to be fairness. We want to believe that God will make everything alright. But we often want it in our time and according to what we think is right. We don’t want to wait and we don’t always think God is paying attention toContinue reading “Lighten Your Load”