“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good
works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.”
Ephesians 2 : 10 NKJV
“He has shown you, O man, what is good;
And what does the Lord require of you
But to do justly,
To love mercy,
And to walk humbly with your God?”
Micah 6 : 8 NKJV
“Many voices clamor for your attention, trying to divert you to another path. But I have called you to walk ever so closely with Me, soaking in My Presence, living in My Peace. This is My unique design for you, planned before the world began.
I have called each of My children to a different path, distinctly designed for that one. Do not let anyone convince you that his path is the only right way. And be careful not to extol your path as superior to another’s way. What I require of you is to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with Me–wherever I lead.”
Sarah Young
Jesus Calling
All too many people today, including believers in Jesus, seem to be all too confused as to who they really are, where they are really going, and what they are supposed to do once they arrive at their planned destination. Confusion most usually results in poor or bad choices and decisions, which in turn produces wrong or even worse results. The net effect of such confused living and its related lifestyle almost always produces nothing good,…and most everything that the confused person does not really want or desire.
Think about it for a moment. What good does it do to work long and hard, all the while making great sacrifices, only to arrive at a given place or location and sadly discover that is not what you really want? Doing that seems, at least to me,…to be a great loss and misuse of time, energy, and resources. Life can sometimes deal you such a fate whether you realize it or not. The wrong path accurately followed and obediently traveled,…will still always wind up at a point that you didn’t really want to reach. Righteously walking the right path as you live your life is the most correct way to reach your own desired results.
Success is a journey, it is not a destination. Success is the progressive realization of a worthwhile dream or goal. So the successful person is the one who begins his chosen arena in which to work and achieve, and then stays on task and steadily perseveres until his mission is completed.
You don’t “luck” your way to success or to heaven. There is a proven way to achieve your desired results in either arena. What is critical is that you first choose the arena that you have predetermined will allow you to create what it is that you are after, and then you obediently follow the proper directions for accomplishment as you remain consistent with your required work habits. Let no man or set of circumstances ever distract or derail you from the chosen path on which you are progressing.
You either believe in God or you don’t. You simply cannot partially believe the Word of God. It is all or nothing. You cannot “straddle the fence,” so to speak, by believing what God’s Word tells you part of the time, and then rejecting It at another time. God’s Word is the True Truth of Life. It is infallible and unchangeable. It is always in effect. God never takes a day off!
You will never be mislead by God’s instructions to you. He will only instruct you in the manner and way that you should go. Keep the faith. Continue to move forward in full accordance with what He tells you to do. Never fear or allow doubt to creep into your thought process. Boldly and courageously think, speak, and perform just as you are being instructed.
Draw closer and closer to your heavenly Father by reading and mentally feeding on the Word of God. Spend quality time in prayer and meditation with your Creator. Always be grateful and thankful for the blessings, benefits, and rewards that God has permitted you to receive and enjoy, no matter their size or quantity. Be secure and be content with whatever your Lord provides to you. Don’t compare yourself with other people and what they have or have not done.
God made you just the way He wants you to be. Sure,…you can and should always be mentally and spiritually growing and becoming more that you presently are,…but be happy, content, and thankful for the things that your Creator has given you and prepared you to achieve. From the time of your own conception, God has had a divine plan for your life. The sooner you come to know what that plan really is, the better life will be for you.
You will come to learn just what God’s plan for your life is by reading, studying, praying, and communing with your Father, God, in and through whatever form that may take. Spend daily quiet time with your heavenly Father. Pray and speak with Him. Lay any and all of your burdens onto His shoulders. Ask Him for help in solving all the challenges you are facing….and,….always remember to do the right thing(s), treat other people properly and courteously, and serve your fellow man whenever and wherever possible….For you are God’s workmanship, created for good works, which God prepared beforehand that you should walk in them!
God’s Greatest Blessings to All of You…………..