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In What Kind of Shape Are You? A man was driving down a bumpy country road when he saw a bag of cement beside the road. It appeared to have fallen off a delivery truck as the truck hit one of the bumps in the rough road. Being a person who did not like to see anything wasted, the man stopped to pick up the lost bag of cement. When he reached down to pick up the heavy bag -- to his surprise -- he discovered it was not soft and limber, as he had expected. Instead, the contents of the bag had solidified into an immovable piece of cement. Apparently, exposure to the elements had caused the contents of the bag to harden. Often
our lives are like that bag of cement. We allow the
pressures of daily life, the actions of those around
us, and our OWN selfish attitudes to push us into
shapes for which we were NOT intended and then... WE
become hardened in that condition! Refusing to submit to God, the Master Builder, and seeking to “shape” our own lives leads us further and further away from His will. This is what the Bible calls SIN. The danger is that the longer that we refuse to allow Him to fashion our lives, the more hardened and insensitive we become to His call through His Word. The end result of our hardened condition is one of disappointment and eternal ruin. It
is ONLY when we submit to the will of God that He can
fashion us into His own special creation, fit
for an abundant, useful life now, and for an eternity
to come. In what kind of shape are YOU? Will you allow the Master Builder to mold and make you into what you ought to be? God bless you!
David A. Sargent,
Minister To Subscribe to "Living Water" send a blank e-mail to:
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