Great post from Jody Early on WHY we serve God. I find myself fighting this inner battle more as I get older which probably means I did ALOT of things for the wrong reasons in the past. Thank God for GRACE and for PROCESS!
1 Samuel 16:7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him. The Lord doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
God is more concerned about WHY we do something than WHAT we are…
This is so true. I never desire to be someone substitute for actually hearing from God themselves. Yet, I find myself falling into this same trap even as a Pastor. How many books have I read, or podcasts listened to, or conferences attended in order hear from His servants ABOUT my Lord (even though they were good and helpful) in lieu of actually hearing FROM my Lord at the same time?
Are you hearing Him today? or are you choosing to close your ears?
Total time in prayer this week: 4 hours
The fine line between intentionality and legalism
I think there’s a fine line between being legalistic and being intentional with a behavior. We begin with a larger purpose behind the action and somewhere along the line lose ourselves in the action itself for its own sake. That’s where the problem begins. I hope, though, I may flirt with the balance between the two that I will find myself using this journey and the discipline involved as a means to a better end. When will I stop counting hours in prayer? I don’t know, but when I do stop counting I hope that I don’t stop praying!
So far this week, total time in prayer: 1.5hrs
