I have heard of a lot of organizations having charity walks but I have not ever really felt compelled to take part.  I do realize that these organizations are necessary and that they have done a huge amount of work in the areas that they are concerned in regards to raising money, awareness, and even helping with research and support for their members.  I guess that I am just lazy or something I don’t know, I just know that I haven’t ever taken part in one.  Well I was reading some other blogs this morning and that lead me to an e-book about men and the challenges that we face.  I am always looking to further not only myself as a man but also find new perspectives and new ways to help teach and instruct other men.  And to be honest one of my friends suggested the reading so I said “OK.”  I wont go into the whole content and everything about it because you can read it here, but I will give you a scripture and a quote out of it that applies to everyone in every situation, not just men and the context of men’s issues.

Wisdom is living your life in congruence with the will of God by walking in grace with him. Wisdom begins with fearing God (Prov. 1:7).

“The Scriptures continually speak of the One True God as the God of glory. This means that God is to be considered most heavily, or weighty, in the lives of his people, and that the sinful desires in us and cultural norms around us be seen as unnatural, depraved, and light in comparison to him. Simply, until you fear God and weigh him most heavily in your life, you will remain an undisciplined fool”.

What an awesome quote because it lays it right there on the counter for all to look at and all to ponder.  If God is not the most important thing in your life and Jesus is not Lord of your life then really what are you doing?  Because what I think people forget is that the truth is the truth regardless of what you believe or do.  And Jesus is Lord regardless of whether or not you allow Him to be in your life or not.  But if you don’t allow Him to be then your life will be much more difficult.  I assume that you are probably like me in that I let Him be Lord for most things but every once in awhile I will pick it back up and try to do it myself and then I have to suffer the consequences of those decisions.  So my challenge to you all and to myself is to maintain a fear of God that puts Him most “weighty” in our lives so that the world does become unnatural for us.  Keep praying, reading, and seeking!!!

God Bless ~ Tyler

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