The Christian Walk

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I was reading Samuel 13 and it was about how Saul was disobedient to God. Samuel told Saul to wait 7 days and then he would come back to Saul and make a sacrifice before the Lord so that when they went into the battle they would have God's favor. Well.. Samuel didn't come back at the appointed time and so Saul became panicky and decided to make the sacrifice himself so that he would have God's favor. Right after that Samuel comes and this is what he says; But Samuel said , "What have you done ?" And Saul said , "Because I saw that the people were scattering from me, and that you did not come within the appointed days , and that the Philistines were assembling at Michmash , therefore I said , 'Now the Philistines will come down against me at Gilgal , and I have not asked the favor of the LORD .' So I forced myself and offered the burnt offering ."13 Samuel said to Saul , " You have acted foolishly ; you have not kept

God commands the new leader Joshua to be strong and courageous and God promises several things; 1. I will be with you, 2. I will not leave you or forsake you, 3. You will have good success, 4. Your way will be prosperous. 5. You will cause this people to inherit the land. However, God commands several things: 1. Be careful to do according to all the law that Moses my servant commanded you.. 2. Do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left.. 3. This book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth. 4. You shall meditate on it day and night. 5. Do not be frightened, do not be dismayed. We read in several chapters later that someone in the group disobeys God's order to devote all things to destruction and instead this person takes some of the booty and hides it for himself. After this God's protection, direction, and favor leave the Isrealites. Joshua finds the problem and deals with it as God commands and then God once again is ready to lead the people into the Promised La

Today's challenge; Say a word of encouragement to someone who needs it. Today's verse is from Proverbs 12:25 Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad. I know the feeling of anxiety. Its horrible, it feels like there is something that I need to do to change a situation but I don't know what it is. The first thing that I do is pray, then get others to pray and then ask God for answers, then wait and see what he says. God commands us to be anxious for nothing, instead pray about everything. When we tell him our problem he has an answer and he knows the best one. So sometimes its just waiting on His word. The answer can be yes, no, or wait, and wait means yes. The amazing thing is that he does see and hear our prayers and he wants us to believe that when we ask him for something that that he will indeed grant us our request. Jesus says to ask and be persistent. He says that if we who are wicked, give good things to our children- then God being pe

This is my challenge; to be diligent with my time and the work that I need to get done. I looked up the word and this is what I got; Diligence- is a zealous and careful nature in one's actions and work, exemplified by a decisive work ethic, budgeting of one's time, monitoring one's own activities to guard against laziness , and putting forth full concentration in one's work. Diligence is usually promoted in work places. It is one of the seven heavenly virtues in Catholic religion. This was the verse for today; The hand of the diligent will rule, while the slothful will be put to forced labor. Proverbs 12:24

So I was thinking today that I should challenge myself.. I am reading the daily Bible Bus and there are always passages from the Proverbs, Psalms, NT, and OT. So I figure that between all those different readings I could really find a command- and do it. Today I was reading about how Jesus was talking and He said; Luke 12:33 "Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys." So I am committing to have a yard sale and the proceeds will go to The Gathering Inn.