Greetings sisters!
Hope you're stedfast and strong today...in the Lord who is our strength and rock and fortress and deliverer and high tower and redeemer and saviour and so much more! What a great and good one true and living God we serve! What a blessing! Let's remember all this and more as we go about our lives.
And sometimes we may think that our lives will or should all be totally about spiritual things (meaning spreading the gospel, fellowshipping with saints etc) and yet we know we have much physical life work to do and things of this world to deal with but how we do them all too is surely affected by our faith of course. But we know doing our Titus 2 works and being hard working and diligent is pleasing to the Lord indeed so in a way is spiritual I know. We know our faith directly affects every area of our lives. It affects how, when, and where we do things doesn't it.
An example of how we do things would be...with cheerfulness and diligence etc.
Of when...at the time we are expected to which means not being lazy and careless in our time and also remembering what is our priority in life. We may be under direct authority of a husband or parent/boss/master etc so we do things when asked or expected to as best we can.
Of where...best example I can think of is Psalm 1 where it says...
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
Psalm 1:1
We don't hang out and fellowship with sinners for the sake of it. But we will always have sin to deal with as long as we are in the world but we are not defiled by it only if it's in our heart and actions ourselves.
Just some little examples I guess how every area of our life is affected by the Lord's commands.
I share this scripture as it's a good one to ponder (well what one isn't though?)...
And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.
And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.
And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
Luke 9:57-62
Just shows the contrast of how much more important obedience to the Lord is than pleasing people etc. And many other things of course but we don't want to look at people and be stumbled or pulled back from our sincere heart for the Lord. We don't want a divided heart do we. We cannot serve two masters either. Can't be trying to walk one way and also longing for another way...it won't work will it sisters! Let's keep pressing on after our Saviour no matter what!
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Hebrews 12:2
Another scripture chapter to edify...
Came across this verse before and it stood out to me...
But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.
Mark 4:34
What a blessing thinking of Jesus explaining much to His disciples that He didn't reveal to the rest. Reminds me also how we sisters may not pour out a lot of precious truth to those who don't care about it which is like not casting pearls before swine also.
But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
Matthew 13:16
Let's keep treasuring His Word and truth and ways sisters.
Hope all your works as good obedient holy women of God go well for you today and always.
Hold fast sisters!
Love in Christ,
Sister Chayil
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