“He renews my strength. He guides me along right paths bringing honor to his name.” Psalm 23:3
“But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn’t obey it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand.” Matthew 7:26
Each day in our lives brings something new and exciting. Sometimes the new and exciting adventure is plowing through the weeds and trying to avoid a disaster that has been placed before us. Every new day is a new beginning for each of us. It is important that we come to God in prayer, worship and fellowship each morning before we go out into the world. We need to recharge our battery and refresh our spirit. We need to listen to God’s refreshing message and be able to build upon his words. There is a difference in hearing something and listening to that something. We can hear the birds sing, the wind whistling through the trees, and the thunder of a fast-approaching storm. Hearing requires nothing more than our ears. However, listening requires the use of our brain to interpret the message we are hearing. Hearing is a sense we have but listening is a learned skill that takes effort and focus. When we come to the Lord, we must hear his word and we must listen to what he is telling us. We must take time to live our lives within the commands he gives as his children. I speak a lot about building upon our faith every day. To build our faith we must build it upon a solid foundation, one that will never deteriorate and one that exists forever. We must pray to God for understanding and wisdom and then we must live our lives within his guidelines. We must live our lives as doers of his Word and not hearers only. When we focus and listen, we are able trust him and believe that he is with us always. We can draw upon his strength and understand that when we fall, he will pick us up. By living each day within his presence, we become stronger and are able to overcome, sadness, fears and anxieties of all kinds. He rescues us, he strengthens us, and he guides us. Let it be our goal to live each day in order to be in his presence at all times! The truth is that he never fails and is always with us! PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!
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