Put Together

“Some Assembly Required” – those printed words that send assemblers into outbreaks of hives, chills, and groans.  My Dad is one of the most gifted men I know except when it comes to putting things together.  I can think of few things that make Mr. Bill groan more than to be given something “fix” that Dad first tried to assemble!

 

Christian living isn’t without frustrations.  The utter flop of our best efforts can easily send us into spiritual depression!  Assembling things seems to go smoother when we do so by the instructions.  God has given us The Handbook on righteous living but the problem for most Believers is we won’t read It!  It seems so much easier when we can just follow a list of do’s and don’t’s but that’s not how it works.  You see, when we obediently read God’s Word, something amazing happens -- we grow a relationship with The Author.  That relationship soon develops into something so special and so deep, we begin to love God, longing to please Him  -- loving what He loves, hating what He hates, His thoughts become our own, and honoring Him is a joyful thing!  Like King Solomon, we desire to “know Wisdom and instruction, to perceive the words of understanding.” (Proverbs 1:1).  And, it all started with reading God’s Instructions for living.  Are you reading God’s Word faithfully, prayerfully seeking to understand the wisdom of His Word?  If not, stop working so hard to live the Christian life on your own – it never works!  Sit and read His Instructions and let Him put you together as He wills.