On the Go - July 27, 2010

If you claim to love God but never pray, your life is a contradiction. 3285

Live it..
Every time I hear someone say they're going to give more than 100 percent, I'd want to ask them to show me their pie chart. Have you wondered why someone would say something so silly? Could it be they've done less than their best in the past and feel obliged to make up for it by doing the impossible, as in more than what's expected? Or maybe they flunked first grade math, or better yet, they're speaking of a speedometer and should have said, "I'm going to exceed the speed limit."

A few years ago Tiger Woods, the golfer, used the phrase "Bring your 'A' game." Everyone understood he was speaking of doing his very best and looking back, one can only wonder if his "B" game wasn't good enough. One thing is certain, when Jesus used the term "all" when referring to our heart, soul and mind, He's was speaking of requiring 100 percent of each. Could it be that our thinking has become as skewed as one of those loose-tongued athletes? How about you? Do you plan on giving God that non-existent "extra" 10% instead of adjusting your life to align with His Word? If so, I'd love to see your pie chart!

Pray it
It's only when I'm full of You that I know how to handle anything else. When I'm fully engaged with You, You provide the extra room for other things I need and want. I like Your math much more than mine.

Resources
For the Christian, a job or profession is little more than a unique way to share the Gospel. (2000)
Is your faith based on conviction or preference? (2001)
As a member of a congregation following an errant pastor, ignorance is no defense. (2002)
Disarming our Enemy requires little more than praising God. (2004)
Does God's glory still rest between the cherubim on top of the Ark of the Covenant? (2005)
If we fail to seek God, something else will seek us and when it finds us, the result will be bad. (2006)
It's in our nature to discount what we can't understand or manipulate. (2007)
What is meditation but spending time with God in His word? (2008)
Don't run all the bases and fail to step on home plate. (2009)

Pray for...
My husband or wife.

My children.

Their school.

Their teachers.

My children's friends.

My friends.

My work.

My city.

Governmental leaders.

My country.

My President.

My church.

My pastor.

My church leadership.

Sister churches.

Persecuted churches.

Missionaries.

The sick.

The lost.

Those in despair.

Those in the hospital.

Those grieving.

Widows.

Orphans.

Myself.

Prayertower Devotionals are the original creation of James R. Green:
Just Thinkin'... (2000-2003)
Read the Bible Thru in 365 Days (2004)
Pray Thru the Word in 365 Days (2005)
One-minute Devotionals (2006 to present).

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