My Utmost For His Highest
‘When you know that you should do something and you do it, immediately you know more. Examine where you have become sluggish, where you began losing interest spiritually, and you will find that it goes back to a point where you did not do something you knew you should do. You did not do it because there seemed to be no immediate call to do it. But now you have no insight or discernment, and at a time of crisis you are spiritually distracted instead of spiritually self-controlled. It is a dangerous thing to refuse to continue learning and knowing more.’ CHAMBERS
Do you remember a time when you were fully –
totally committed to Jesus? Perhaps you
still are today. But I have found that
most often, the love .. the affection ..
.we felt when we first believed and received … becomes dulled by the cares of
this world. There was a point in time
when we knew we should do something … and we checked the Spirit within us. We said no, not now .. maybe later .. we gave
preference to another call in our life … one that our flesh, our old nature,
preferred, even longed for. It is a
spiritual battle that took place … we saw it as a simple decision .. no big
deal … but in doing so we veered onto another path .. that path led us further
and further away from the path that God had set our feet on. And the longer we
traveled on it, the fainter the voice of the Spirit until one day .. we couldn’t
hear the Spirit at all.
This is what the Bible has to say about that ….
Galatians 5:16-17 I (Paul) say then:
Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. (17)
For the flesh lusts against the
Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one
another, so that you do not do the things that you wish.
Romans 8:5-6 For those who live
according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those
who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. (6) For to be carnally minded is death, but
to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
Our faith is supposed to be more than fire
insurance … As we live out our lives, we are to be salt and light to the world …
our lives are supposed to point others to a loving God and a living
Savior. But if we are indistinguishable
from those who are lost … how can we stand out among them …
Matthew 5:13-16 "You are the
salt of the earth; but if the salt loses
its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled
underfoot by men. (14) "You are the light of the world. A city
that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.
(15) Nor do they light a lamp and
put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in
the house. (16) Let
your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify
your Father in heaven.
As you read this, you might think, this is not me,
then I say Praise the Lord .. but there may be some who are troubled in their heart
when they read this .. perhaps even become miffed at the words or me. To you I say … strain to hear the Spirit
whisper in your ear … wake up from your spiritual slumber … remember the day of
your salvation and set your feet back on the path … you have a loving Father
who longs to walk in the garden with you … “and He walks with me and He talks
with me, and He tells me I am His own, and the joy we share, as we tarry there,
none other has ever known. He speaks and
the sound of His voice is so sweet that the birds stop their singing … “
And how do you do that …
Psalms 119:103-107 How sweet are Your
words to my taste, Sweeter than honey to my mouth! (104)
Through Your precepts I get understanding; Therefore I hate every false
way. (105) Your
word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path. (106)
I have sworn and confirmed That I will keep Your righteous
judgments. (107) I am afflicted very much; Revive me, O LORD,
according to Your word.
Bondye Beni Ou (God Bless You)
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