2014-10-15 #word4u2day - Flexi-Time Psalm 37:23 NKJV Written by Bob and Debby Gass Head to James 4:13-16. (Ouch. James knows how to pack a punch.) Ever been snowboarding or skiing? Its all about knee-flexibility - the key to dealing with all the unexpected turns on the way. Too rigid, and you lose balance and fall over. Analogy-time... We all have ideas about how wed like our lives to turn out: go to this uni, or get that job. And its perfectly fine (wise, even) to make plans for where wed like to go or things wed like to do. But we have to be careful. Verse 16 says that we boast in our arrogant schemes (NIV). Thats where the problem lies, when its all about ususus, and we hold on so tightly to these plans. A good way to tell if our plans are problematic is if we honestly cant imagine our lives without them. And of course, a good job or a loving wifehusbandperson is awesome, but we shouldnt need them to have a John 10:10 kinda life. And because nothing (but God) is certain, we never know where well end up. We reckon the remedy to restrictive plans is knee-flexibility. To quote Jahaziel, [the] only reason I aint knocked out, is cause I hit my knees when I fall. Weve got to be checking in with God constantly, to make sure our plans are His plans, and that our attitudes and actions are ones He wants us to have. Basically, praying James 4:15 alltheflippingtime - If it is the Lords will, we will live and do this or that (NIV). What Now? Check in. Make Hey, Jesus, what do you think of my plan? time today. 1 Cor 5; 1 Kings 18; Amos 2:1-3:2
Posted on: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 06:30:00 +0000
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