FOLLOWING GOD=EVERY STEP OF THE WAY

FOLLOWING GOD- EVERY STEP OF THE WAY Picture this-King David is On his deathbed He says the following words And gives this ADVICE To his son Solomon “Take courage- And be a man KEEP the mandate Of the Lord your God FOLLOWING his ways And observing his statutes, Commands, ordinances, and decrees As they are written In the law of Moses That you may SUCCEED In whatever you do- WHEREVER you turn........” 1 Kings 2:2-3 Stated another way LISTEN to what the Lord says And live your life with COURAGE We all want courage We all want SUCCESS Our KING DAVID-tells us HOW to find it- FIND IT by following by God-and- And OUR Lord and Savior Jesus Christ “Moses summoned ALL Israel And said, 'Hear Israel- the decrees and laws I declare in your hearing today Learn them And be sure to follow them ….....'” Deuteronomy 5:1 (the TEN COMMANDMENTS follow) Wouldn't be great IF more people took these laws To heart-and LIVED by them In today's world Nevertheless- They will have to meet their maker- Someday “SURELY your goodness and LOVE Will follow me ALL the days of my life And I will dwell In the HOUSE of the Lord Forever” Psalm 23:6 That is what happens To us That is what happened To me When I dedicated my life To the Lord WE make the choice TO FOLLOW GOD We dedicate our lives To him And then We spend a lifetime Getting to know THE LORD That is WHEN we find success In life That is when The HANDS of God and Christ Are ALL OVER our lives And that is when WE FIND SUCCESS At least that is WHEN it has happened for me I can do nothing On my own accord “The warden Paid no attention To anything under Joseph's care Because the LORD Was with Joseph And gave him success In whatever he did” Genesis 39:23 And the Lord is WITH US WHEN we spend time With him in prayer and mediation When we read the instructions And PROMISES-of the bible When we go to MASS- Or church service When we surround ourselves With a COMMUNITY OF BELIEVERS For when we are doing these things We are FOLLOWING GOD EVERY STEP OF THE WAY And we are finding SUCCESS In our lives-NOT because of Our own faithfulness- But BECAUSE OF HIS TAKE COURAGE- IN THE LORD” Robert P. Wallman 2-5-16 Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Kristin Armstrong