Monday 1 February 2010
Job done!
'But let each one test his own work, and then his reason to boast will be in himself alone and not in his neighbour.'
Galatians 6:4 ESV
I have never been good at making decisions and to make matters worse my wife Heather is no better at it than I am. Who says God doesn't have a sense of humour?! On a few occasions in the past, when going out for a day with the family, I can remember sitting at the end of our lane wondering which way to turn...for maybe 10mins!!!
Being decisive is difficult for me. But in life there are always decisions to make and perhaps I'm taking this verse a little differently from what it's literal meaning, but here's what God through this verse is saying to me:
Richard, stop needing the approval of others! In fact stop listening to everyone else and listen to me. Listen to what I have already told you! Just do it, then you can take the blessing...it won't belong to anyone else!
Of course what I'm worried about is getting it wrong, but then God says:
'In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.' Proverbs 3:6 KJV
Psalm 23:1 says 'The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.' I've read that a thousand times but this time it makes total sense.
I'm going His way, listening only to Him!
The NLT puts the verse in Galatians like this:
'Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done, and you won't need to compare yourself to anyone else.'
Job done!
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