DON’T LIVE LIKE A FOOL

” SO, BE CAREFUL HOW YOU LIVE. DON’T LIVE LIKE FOOLS, BUT LIKE THOSE WHO ARE WISE. MAKE THE MOST OF EVERY OPPORTUNITY IN THESE EVIL DAYS.” EPHESIANS 5:15-16

This morning I am going to speak from personal experience. How easy I find it to live like a fool. To live with the thoughts and the deeds of a fool. Sometimes I allow anger to overcome me. Sometimes I allow jealousy to overcome me. It is so easy to live like a fool. It is easy to live with a poor attitude, selfishness, and bitterness. We are told in Ephesians 5:15-16 that we are to be careful how we live. It is hard and it is impossible to live our lives to satisfy everyone. We are to live our lives carefully representing the thoughts and actions of our Lord Jesus. We are to put our efforts into actions that result in the love, peace, joy and strength of our Lord. We are to live our life listening to the Holy Spirit who resides within us. I once heard that if you didn’t want to get bitten by a snake then stay away from it. Simple, right? Not so much. However, if we have problems that cause us to be critical of others, then stay away of the situation. There are people and situations that just do not mesh with us, no matter how we try to make them do so. No matter how hard we pray and ask for forgiveness we still sometimes travel on the wrong path. We still find ourselves jealous or angry about things that have sometimes happened years before. Sometimes we go overboard in trying within ourselves to make things work. The devil loves to play in these situations and cause havoc. We must not give in to the devil. We must not allow him to cause the grief that comes from hate, jealousy and mistrust. We must put our trust totally in the Lord and allow him to work in our lives. We must seal up the cracks in our faith foundation and move forward in love and peace. PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL SITUATIONS!