I hope that somebody in the life of that disfigured woman at the truck stop will see her not “according to the flesh” but with eyes that see what God sees: a creature who means as much to Him as anybody else He ever made. I hope so. I pray so.
There are a number of “low-down, dirty” things a person might do to God, but to plead with God for deliverance from some serious problem, and then, after the deliverance has been granted, to go back to business as usual — unchanged — well, that is the worst.
When we are trying to grow spiritually and do the Lord’s work, there is only one way to avoid discouragement, and that is to do nothing with any risk attached to it. And unfortunately, that is how many people live their lives.
Why not give away some of the things that mean the most to us? If it’s more blessed to give than to receive (Ac. 20:35), that means that we get more joy out of giving something away than we would from keeping it ourselves!
In this world, there is no such thing as never stumbling. But there is one thing we can do: we can refuse to give up.
if there is something we know the Lord is going to expect us to have done, then we’d better get busy doing it. We need to work “like there’s no tomorrow” — for no tomorrow may turn out to be exactly what we get.
We need to see the whole of the Bible as well as the individual parts. Reading the entire Bible every year or two helps us to keep the big picture in mind.
We act as if the conquest of sin was complete. But it isn’t, and unfinished business will be just as disastrous for us as it was for Israel. We can’t defeat sin if we continue to dabble with it. It must be eradicated. Snares left in place will be our undoing.
Whatever plans we have for our spiritual growth, these can fall apart on days that are especially difficult: those that are unusually busy or stressful or disorganized. What should we do on these days?
Find somebody to share a daily Bible reading program with. Many such plans are available; just pick one and ask somebody if they will follow that plan along with you. You’ll think about that person as you read, and you’ll talk about what you are reading.
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