WHERE ARE YOU GOING? (4)
WHERE ARE YOU GOING? (4)
Do you set out for a right destination in life, every person do, but the reality is not the same with their good intention. A single lady says, “I want to meet and one day marry a Christian who is fervent for God, but then she dates whoever asks her out, as long as he’s cute. A man says, “I want a great financial future” and so he runs over other people to get his money. A married woman says, “I want to have a great relationship with my husband” but she makes the children a priority over him. A husband says, “I want my kids to respect me as they grow up” and then he openly flirts with other women in the community. A young Christian says, “I want to develop a deep and lasting intimacy with God”, so he gets up every morning and browse the social media. A working man says, “I want to grow old and invest the latter years of my life in my grandchildren”, but then he neglects his health.
A couple says, “We’d like our children to develop a personal relationship with God and choose friends who have done the same”, but then they skip church every weekend or sleep in and watch football. Newlyweds determine to be financially secure by the time they reach their parents’ age then adopt a lifestyle sustained by debt. A university student intends to graduate with first class but neglects his studies. But like the naïve young man in Solomon’s story, the paths people choose eventually bring them to a destination that is entirely different from the one they intended. If you desire to remain faithful to your spouse, you don’t linger in an online chat room with members of the opposite sex. Those aren’t pastimes. Those are pathways. They lead somewhere. As I’ve already said, it is much easier to see these dynamics at work in other people than it is in us. Take a minute to think about your life and let me ask you this: Are there disconnects in your life? Are there discrepancies between what you desire in your heart and what you are doing with your life, the path you are on? Is there alignment between your intentions and your direction?
If you’ve ever gotten lost while driving (and who hasn’t?), you know that if you backtrack far enough, you can usually get your bearings and be on your way. Worst case, you’ve wasted a few minutes or hours. But when you get lost in life, you cannot backtrack, it’s done, it is lost. When you get lost in life, you don’t waste minutes or hours. You can waste an entire season of your life. The principle of the path is operating in your life every minute of every day. You are currently on a financial path of some kind. You are on a relational path. You are continuing down a moral path, an ethical path, an entertainment path, a spiritual path. And each of these paths has a destination. Your direction, not your intentions, determines your destination. What direction are you heading today? Solomon says, “Get wisdom”.
Word Affirmation: For they (my enemies) shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb - Psalm 37:2 (Don't just say it, mean it!)
“Take a minute to think about your life.”
MIND THIS
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