LOYALTY AND COMMITMENT APRIL 14TH
“For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.”
I CORINTHIANS 4:20
Commitment, loyalty, and sacrifice are most poignantly expressed without words. Thank you Jesus for being the author of life, salvation, & meaning in all circumstances. Thanks for sabotaging my routine with torpedoes of futility and frustration so that I would turn my attention from created things and direct my attention toy, the Living Hope, for “in this hope we were saved.”
I really related to this devotional this week and have had the chance to really dwell on the idea of what it means to be loyal and committed to the Father, and what it takes to get there. A simple answer might be discipline. During this season I have heard a lot of believers through podcasts or sermons talk about discipline, and how if you have made the excuse that lack of time has gotten in the way of you pursuing the Lord with passionate loyalty and commitment and yet you still haven't chosen to be loyal and committed, you do not have a time management problem you have a discipline problem. This I believe to be very true, and yet I feel sadness as I come to the conclusion that sometimes it takes God literally sabotaging my routine WITH TORPEDOES to come to the realization that I simply lack discipline.
My prayer for myself and for all of us as we continue to pursue the Lord during this season is that we would use this time to learn the spiritual disciplines of living a life with Christ. That we would take advantage of the extra hours we have of free time to fill it with time spent dwelling on the Lord, meditating on His word, and refining our relationship with Him. Would we be aware of our lack of discipline and run to the Father for relationship, quality time, communion, love and joy!
“For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.”
I CORINTHIANS 4:20
Commitment, loyalty, and sacrifice are most poignantly expressed without words. Thank you Jesus for being the author of life, salvation, & meaning in all circumstances. Thanks for sabotaging my routine with torpedoes of futility and frustration so that I would turn my attention from created things and direct my attention toy, the Living Hope, for “in this hope we were saved.”
I really related to this devotional this week and have had the chance to really dwell on the idea of what it means to be loyal and committed to the Father, and what it takes to get there. A simple answer might be discipline. During this season I have heard a lot of believers through podcasts or sermons talk about discipline, and how if you have made the excuse that lack of time has gotten in the way of you pursuing the Lord with passionate loyalty and commitment and yet you still haven't chosen to be loyal and committed, you do not have a time management problem you have a discipline problem. This I believe to be very true, and yet I feel sadness as I come to the conclusion that sometimes it takes God literally sabotaging my routine WITH TORPEDOES to come to the realization that I simply lack discipline.
My prayer for myself and for all of us as we continue to pursue the Lord during this season is that we would use this time to learn the spiritual disciplines of living a life with Christ. That we would take advantage of the extra hours we have of free time to fill it with time spent dwelling on the Lord, meditating on His word, and refining our relationship with Him. Would we be aware of our lack of discipline and run to the Father for relationship, quality time, communion, love and joy!
Awesome post! Thank you Maddie!
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