- Show your muscle. Help the weak (1 Thessalonians 5:14). Do you know someone who is spiritually weaker than you? Come alongside your brother or sister in Christ and walk with them, as the Lord guides you in helping to strengthen their faith. Discipleship and mentoring opportunities abound for all ages and levels of spiritual maturity. Ask the Lord how you can help someone learn to lean more heavily on Him.
- Cut out the distractions. Turn off the tube (Philippians 4:8). We're talking radical. Go ahead and turn off your television for a day. A week. A month. A year! See if you're less distracted and more in tune with what the Lord is saying in your life. See if "miraculously" you have more time to meditate on God's Word and serve Him better.
- Give up the gossip (Proverbs 18:8). Sure, at first it seems fun to dish. There's laughter involved and you feel better about yourself when you magnify someone else's failures and foibles, right? WRONG.... What goes down smooth and tasty will later only promote dissension and damage your heart and mind. The next time you encounter a gossip circle or situation, try saying something nice about the person in question. Or better yet, be drastic and just walk away.
To be continued...
Indebted,
Mitch
