Your Walk With God

God places people in our lives for different reasons. Some are here to inspire, encourage, and motivate us, while others are a test of our loyalty toward him. Did you know that we may also be a test for others?

God may put us into someone else's life, in order to test them, or perhaps be their inspiration, encouragement or motivation. Sometimes, we fail and we miss the test. There may be many, and sometimes there may be only one test. However, if you stay close to God you will have the full knowledge and understanding of when you are being tested.

If you stay close you'll know when to allow yourself to be loved; you'll know when it's time to refrain from a friendship; you'll know when it's time to minister to others; and you'll know when it's time to lend encouragement for someone. In other words, you will know what to do in any situation, for your steps will be ordered by the Lord above.

Give God praise and thanksgiving!

Not Enough Time

"Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in therat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow s the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it." Matthew 7:13-14 

This is a story of a woman, who, for the most part, was good, at least she thought she was. Her story unfolds after being told by two physicians that she has approximately six months to live; seven months, if she was lucky. Their advice to her was to start making funeral arrangements. For the sake of names we will call this fictional women Adelaide.

Adelaide entered her home, plopped on her sofa and stared at the ceiling. There was nobody to confide in. Adelaide has no friends, no family, and basically no will to live. It's not that she never had friends, she just conveniently ran them all away, it was either her way, or the highway. Adelaide had a habit of speaking her mind at any cost. No matter who she hurt in the process. Adelaide assumed that she was just being assertive. Most of her family is either deceased or chooses not be around her. Her sisters have gone on their merry way, not offering so much as a phone call. Adelaide always assumed that everyone else had the problem.

"How did this happen?" she said aloud to herself. "I am a successful woman, I have a large house, plenty of money in the bank, I drive the speed limit, I pay my taxes, I recycle, I eat healthy. How could this had happened to me?! Me, of all people?!"

After a five months of pitty. Adelaide had an idea after watching a sermon on healing: "I got it! I'll start reading the Bible and perhaps I can heal myself. Where is that bible? I'll look in the attatic tomorrow." Adelaide passed quietly in her sleep six hours later. She never had time to establish a relationship with God. For Adelaide had many men in her lifetime. None of which were her husband; however, some were husbands to other women. It's not that Adelaide did not want to marry, she had never been asked, and was looking for love in all the wrong places.

Sure she paid her taxes, recycled, and made a lot of money, Adelaide was very rich. But Jesus clearly says, "And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God." Matthew 19:24. Look to Jesus so that your days might be numbered and you might be saved.

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