ACTIVE

Have you thanked Him?

Have you praised Him?

Have you made it your priority to agree and cooperate with Him today?

Have you taken that deep breath and listened for what He has for you today?

1 Timothy 2:1 (The Message)

The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know.

 

“This is my living faith, an active faith, a faith of verbs: to question, explore, experiment, experience, walk, run, dance, play, eat, love, learn, dare, taste, touch, smell, listen, speak, write, read, draw, provoke, emote, scream, sin, repent, cry, kneel, pray, bow, rise, stand, look, laugh, cajole, create, confront, confound, walk back, walk forward, circle, hide, and seek.” ― Terry Tempest Williams, Leap

 

Yesterday I encouraged you to PARTICIPATE, in other words to ACTIVATE!  

So that brings me to today’s question… 

Is yours an ACTIVE faith?  Do VERBS dominate?

 

Many of you even as January already is nearing an end, embraced ACTION WORDS for the NEW YEAR. Many of you are taking action toward things like a healthier lifestyle for example. 

Therefore, you have been using VERBS like...

Diet.

Exercise.

Resolve.

 

And while those things are important… (1 Timothy 4:7 MSG)

Workouts in the gymnasium are useful,...

…Paul says a disciplined life (an ACTIVE SPIRITUAL) life is far more important.

...but a disciplined life in God is far more so, making you fit both today and forever. You can count on this. Take it to heart.

 

So what actions have you decided to take as the NEW YEAR is still fresh and the enthusiasm high?

Remember, action words aren’t limited to the “physical”.

No!

Action words like REPENT, FORGIVE, PRAY, INVEST. Those too are good ones; GOOD VERBS that need EXERCISED!

 

For example, with repentance GRACE is set into motion. 

With FORGIVENESS bitterness is released.

ACTION!

 

You see GOD called us to be a people whose FAITH would MOTIVATE us to ACTION!

So also, faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.

But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.  James 2:17-18 (ESV)

 

So, the encouragement for today is clear.

TAKE some action in your faith today.

 

“PICK UP AND READ” that Bible.

“PAUSE AND ENGAGE GOD” in prayer.

“SERVE” someone.

“REPENT”

“FORGIVE”

 

Take some action; ACTIVATE your FAITH!

Remember…

“Faith is a living, busy, active, mighty thing” by Martin Luther

 

 

I love you all.

Have a blessed DAY!

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