Emotional excitement often masquerades as spiritual fervor, being
dazzled can feel like “being led”. It is a laudable desire to want to strike out for
higher ground, but it is not good to have zeal without accurate discernment and
wisdom, nor to be overly hasty and miss the right way. Too often we wait until
after we have set our course and begun the journey to check the roadmap. The
Word and Spirit of God must not be used to support our decisions; they must qualify,
inform, guide, cleanse and direct them from the very start. Father, keep me on
the path You have chosen. May my heart and mind stay in constant surrender to
Your divine management.
A serious pursuit of godliness requires an equally serious renunciation of worldliness. Too often, we measure spirituality with false scales. While being wisely selective with our public vices we are less so with our private attitudes and perspectives. In reality, it is the thoughts and intents of the heart where the greatest battles must be waged; our actions will ultimately align with the condition of our hearts. Lord God, You know me inside out, You are not fooled by human facades. Plow my heart with Your Word and Spirit and leave nothing unturned. Refresh my inward man that I may outwardly glorify You in all places at all times.
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