“For everything, there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven,” ESV. There is a perfect time and a perfect way for everything. I am a bit impetuous by nature and in haste have often moved too quickly. But it is much better to let things unfold in God’s chosen moment and in God’s designed sequence. Before rushing ahead, we must first do our best to align our hearts and mind with His. We sometimes confuse faith-based zeal and emotion-based zeal, but real blessing is when zealousness and knowledge combine within a divinely appointed moment. Lord of all Wisdom, thank You for guiding me. I am zealous for Your work in the earth but desperately need Your steadying hand. Grant me submissive, composed, Holy Spirit managed zealousness.
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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