This is a critical question for everyone to answer. It is the plumbline by which you and I live by.
What do you value most in your life? For most people it is things related to money or what money can buy.
What do you think upon throughout your day?
What choices do you make throughout your day and what basis are they made from? Where did the decision you made on those choices come from? Who did you consult?
Psalms 127:1 Unless the Lord builds a house, the builder’s work is useless.
What happens to you when life strikes? How do you handle the difficult circumstances that come your way? Are you steady and leaning on God because you walk with him daily, or do you emotionally jump all over the place when serious and difficult circumstances come to you?
There was a really sad story recently about a fisherman from New Orleans who has been affected by the Gulf oil spill and has lost his livelihood. Everything he has know has been tied up in what he does. He placed his trust in the worlds system and it let him down. Usually the world’s system will let you down because it is built by men, and not necessarily from God. Unfortunately the circumstances that are happening in the Gulf became too much for this man and he took his life and shot himself on his boat the “Rookie”. He lost Hope. He Trusted in his way and man’s way of life and life swallowed him up.
Psalms 119:43 May I never forget your words; for they are my only hope
Had he been walking a path that included the Lord and put his trust in God FIRST, he would not have taken his life. I truely believe that because I believe the word of God and I have seen this in action. Christians and those who walk closely and daily with the Lord handle circumstances and trials of life differently.
Psalms 125:1 Those who trust the Lord are steady as Mount Zion, unmoved by any circumstances.
That verse doesn’t say some circumstances, it says ALL. There is a level of faith where you will be unmoved by any circumstances.
How do you get to that point?
It comes back to what do you value most in your life? What comes first in your life?
Do your dreams and goals in life come from you or are you here to do the will of God and follow his plan for your life?
Most of us, and at times, myself included, have chased after what this world has offered…STUFF…MORE STUFF..Daily we are told to go after the latest and greatest. A good example of this is the release of the Iphone 4. People slept outside for 2 days waiting for the release of the iphone 4. It is obvious where there heart is! Do you see those same people lining up for Church on Friday afternoon for Sunday Service? I hate to tell you but you are NOT GOING to be taking your Iphone 4 with you when you die.
You are not taking your Ford Mustang GTX with you when you die.
You are not taking with you all the money you are accumulating…
Psalms 119:36 Help me to prefer obedience to making money! Turn me away from wanting any other plan than yours. Revive my heart towards yours.
The Most valuable thing you have is the Word of God
It’s the only thing you will take with you when you leave this earth.
Turn from this world and put your trust in God. Put your highest Value of time, energy and money into the Kingdom of Heaven. Seek the will of God not your will.
Psalms 118:8 It is better to trust the Lord than to put confidence in men. It is better to take refuge in him than in the mightiest King.
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