no tricks

on behalf of 1-19-2015

Galatians 6:7 NIV
7 Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.

A person gets whatever he puts in, and there's no "tricking" God.  He knows that which we think and are and do, and this is simply true as a result of his omniscience.  God is above all things and from this there is a lot of security in my opinion.

some might be inclined to feel that it's big brother like for God to know everything.  but for me, it's not about that at all.  that God knows me inside out keeps me accountable for my attitudes on one level.  at another, it means that he cares for me and i am beloved--as any true child of His is.  that is, all of us. whether we recognize it or not.  God loves me and knows everything about me.

but a man gets what he puts in.  that means however much i strive to know God impacts how much i will grow the relationship.  for more effort, there are so many many things that i should or could be doing in order to know God more.  one slight of hand is that i realized that i left the bible at home. for transcriptions.  well..... i guess i can't add to it for the next few weeks.  but apart from that, i can still add to it when i bring it back the very last weekend of january/the first week of february.  in the meantime, i'll just need to focus on learning from scripture and spending time processing my actions in that way.

from the sermon on sunday, it really resonated with me--the discussion on actions versus attitude where servitude is concerned.  be ready to serve others, and that is what true discipleship calls for.

what can i do? concrete goals for today?  --this is really hard....... do something kind for someone at the hospital today.  we'll just say that.