Don't Ask If Unwilling

Hey, Y'all,

Just a quick thought today (sometimes they are more verbose, and other times they're more compact, but they do seem to find their mark)...so here it is:

"Don't ask the Lord to guide your footsteps
if you aren't willing to move your feet."

Brings to mind a passage we've been talking about recently (and frequently) in the Men's Group--James 1:22-25. The punch line goes like this: "Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says." Here's what the whole passage sounds like:

"But don't just listen to God's word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. For if you listen to the word and don't obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like. But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don't forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it."

So, unsatisfied with where you are? Ready for a better way? Ask Him for help working it out. Just don't be surprised if it entails some adjustment on your part (you are looking for a better way, right?). Yep, lovin' those pithy statements...

"Don't ask the Lord to guide your footsteps
if you aren't willing to move your feet."

"You can't stay where you are and walk with God."

"God does meet you where you are,
but He loves you entirely too much to leave you there."

You've been prayed for today...