Light Steps: Next man / woman up!

Friday, July 31, 2020

Next man / woman up!

A willing life...

Can it be said I have a willing life?

Does God have to force me into a corner before I will serve Him?

Does He have to make it easy?

Must it be something I personally enjoy before I will obey God?

Will I answer the call in tough times?

Am I a man of ease?

Sometimes, a very small testimony will send us searching deep within: "...and next to him Amasiah the son of Zichri, a volunteer for the service of the LORD, with 200,000 mighty men of valor." (2 Chronicles 17:16 ESV)

To review:

--Amasiah: a man.
--A volunteer: a willing man.
--The service of the Lord: a willing, surrendered man.
--With 200,000: a willing, surrendered man of fellowship.
--Mighty men of valor: a willing, surrendered man of fellowship with the men of God.

Am I willing? Willing for what?
Am I surrendered? Surrendered to whom?
Am I in fellowship? Fellowship with whom?
Am I valorous? Valorous for the what?

O Lord, make me a willing, valorous man, surrendered to You, not frozen in fear, but mighty in conflict against the sin in self, brave in standing for others, fearless in Your will, counted with those who love You and others, no matter the cost.

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This Says it for Me!

Every Christian is a contradiction to this old world. He crosses it at every point. He goes against the grain from beginning to end. From the day that he is born again until the day that he goes on to be with the Lord, he must stand against the current of a world always going the other way. God expects him to be "beside himself," "a fool for Christ's sake," "drunk on new wine." If he allows it, men will tone him down, steal the joy of his salvation, and reduce him to the dreary level of the general average. If the devil cannot keep us from being saved, he next endeavors to make average Christians of us, and in this he usually succeeds. He tames the holy recklessness of God's dare-saints until they sink into the drab pattern of most of us, "faultily faultless, icily regular, splendidly dull." The devil does not mind our joining church if we behave like most of those who are already inside. But when a real, wide-awake Christian breezes along, taking the Gospel seriously, the devil grows alarmed and begins plotting his downfall. He gets plenty of assistance right in the church, for many church folk do not like to have their Laodicean complacency upset by these who turn the world upside down. So they conspire with Satan to turn the young Christian's fever into a chill. There are always plenty of human wet blankets to smother the zealot's flame, and they have put out more spiritual fires than have all the skeptics and infidels. -- Vance Havner

A Little About Me...

I was born in South Boston, VA, but was raised on the state line in the Person Co., NC - Caswell Co., NC - Halifax Co., VA region. I always tell people you know you are a country boy when your idea of being a "multi-national" means you've been to three counties in your lifetime.

Enough of my geographical meanderings...I became a Christian (ask me about THAT!) at the age of 25 and have done my utmost to serve God since that day. I worked as an associate pastor for 4 1/2 years and now serve in the role of Executive Director of My Life Matters, where I've been since March 2005, and I also serve as the pastor of East Rock Community Church, a church plant, along with fellow elders, Brett Carver & Casey Adams, where we've been since June 2007.

I love to write. I share a devotion in our local paper each week. This blog site is really just an extension of my writing. I really hope to share the Word of God with people...any kind of people, every kind of person. I also do a weekly podcast called "Light Steps Live," which can be found on several platforms.

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