We love to live in the moment. An ideal choice; however, it is not the only stand-alone option.
Our moments add to our tomorrow; they include discipline, consequences, and choices. Therefore, it is most important to be aware of our daily lives. Do we go along to get along with barely a thought of the consequences of our long-term actions?
It is easy to run with the crowd without the thought of effectiveness, and it is accessible to keep going and going until you hit a brick wall. Yet, why wait for the wall to grant you immediate feedback? Instead, choose to live a life of excellence on a narrow path of discipline, and determination, where consequences and choices are thought-provoking for taking responsibility.
When everyone is doing it or whatever is the mainstay in your vocabulary, you may be long overdue for a maintenance check on your volatile life.
There are many different pathways in life, as many different beliefs will most certainly attract a cavalcade to follow. Yet, not all paths lead to the ultimate destination, and not all faiths avail themselves of peace and security. We will not all hold hands in unity, and we will not all join in solidarity, which is the truth.
So what is our vital role in life? How do we determine amongst the noise and bittersweet backdrop of widespread options? Can we be set apart for inspiration and optimize our living in a world where crisis continues to rule? Indeed we have more than enough available to capture our thinking. Yet to bring every thought into captivity is altogether another way of thinking. Our deliberate mindfulness, our intentional application of sifting through the trash and keeping one foot in front of the other - all build upon the character of integrity.
Please stop and think about your life; you know for sure that it is valuable; it is priceless! All that you think, do, and believe will undoubtedly take you on a journey. Will you walk on your journey weighed down with baggage as you collect unnecessary, excessive, and wasteful attachments? Many of you may have never considered that you were trying to survive instead of thriving.
May I be so bold as to proclaim that the simplicity that discerns your outcome is only one thought away from home? Your search for meaning had wrapped up in a meaningful connection to your day-to-day life. Every choice you make, every path you tread, every single movement is narrowing or widening your direction. Without guidance, a ship will run aground. Without steering, a car will career off course. Likewise, we, without movement, will end up with undesirable consequences at the least.
Meditate upon these words of Wisdom as inspired by King Solomon in Proverbs.
The plans and reflections of the heart belong to man,
But the [wise] answer of the tongue is from the LORD.
All the ways of a man are clean and innocent in his own eyes [and he may see nothing wrong with his actions],
But the LORD weighs and examines the motives and intents [of the heart and knows the truth].
[a]Commit your works to the LORD [submit and trust them to Him],
And your plans will succeed [if you respond to His will and guidance].
Proverbs 16:9 A man plans his way [as he journeys through life], But the LORD directs his steps and establishes them.
You may be on your way to acquiring worldliness, and your knowledge increases in all your attainment. However, before you realize it, your moment of truth has arrived. Without further delay, consider your life, attitudes, and actions, and know you are not alone or independent from the source of existence. Your God-conscious and conversations with God will be made known.
Walk confidently in the direction of your best outcome.
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