#devotonal

[jaishrirambhakti]

बुधवार के दिन गणेशजी की यह वंदना सुनने से घर में सदैव धन सुख समृद्धि की ...

[mcdaniel1967]

This verse always hits me hard. I do love so much about this world. In my opinion, the point of this verse is to remind us that THIS world is temporary, and that our ETERNAL home is forever. Another point in this verse is that our greatest commandment is simply to love our Creator, ABOVE ALL ELSE. Don't let the desires of this world get in the way of a loving relationship with your Heavenly Father. #thisworldisnotmyhome #loveyourcreatorfirst #godsplan #notofthisworld #god #bible #devotonal

[realyouthsoc]

The Fall

A few weeks ago I watched two major things happen.  A marriage ceremony and a baby's first steps. Both of these life changing events reminded me of my walk with Christ.

The wedding reminded me of my baptism day. All dressed in white, the vows, the many guests that come from near and far to witness our union. Then the honeymoon period. On cloud 9 with Christ, happy and blissful. Then I became grounded and start to find my feet, like a baby learning to walk, I stepped out for Christ a little bit unsteady, holding onto the things familiar to me: my church, my family and friends.

Then I begin to step out unaided, and  as I wobble forward into my work place and university, unfamiliar places, I try to keep upright, but sometimes I fall.

It was interesting to watch the child as she fell,and immediately searching for her mother before getting back up to seek comfort and reassurance. 

Now, I'm aware that not everyone reading this has walked with Christ or is walking with Christ, but we all fall. We all slip up and make mistakes and get discouraged.

But what is the most important part of learning to walk? Falling or getting back up?

Proverbs 24:16 says:

For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

It is not the amount of times we fall, but the amount of times we get back up. Watching the child fall, seek its mother, get back up and try again repeated all afternoon until the child stopped falling so frequently and became more steady.

As we mature in Christ we too will stop falling as frequently and be able to take bigger steps for Christ. As we renew our relationship with Christ daily, we must remember it's the getting up that will develop our relationship with him, with others, and ourselves.

Elle Howell

[beingkevin]

Early Morning Meditation for November 5, 2012

Galatians 5:19-24 ESV Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.