From Pastor John Collins:
“A man’s heart plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps.” Proverbs 16:9 (NKJV).
“The way of life winds upward for the wise, That he may turn away from hell below.” Proverbs 15:24 (NKJV).
There is a process to growing up, claiming adulthood and
proceeding to live your life. There are choices that you make and each one of
those choices determines who you are and who you will become. Those that are
aware of their eternal soul and want to go to heaven learn to make those
choices by determining the good will of the Lord and choosing to do His will.
You may not think that it is any big deal to tell a lie,
omit the truth or to be selfish in this one small matter. You may think nothing
of passing up an opportunity to be kind and compassionate just this once. You
may think that work is more important than that baseball game or that home
cooked meal. You may think that you can make it up to them at another time. You
may think that you deserve to let loose and finally have some fun so who will
it hurt if you have that fling, you deserve it. You may think that there is
plenty of time in the future for you to settle down and be boring and do what
the Lord expects of you but He knows your motives and intentions and all of
those things will be taken into account.
Each day you will make choices that will lead you toward
righteousness or toward wickedness. Each day will determine your character and
where your eternal resting place will be. Each little choice that you make adds
up to the totality of your life. Choose Jesus and choose to live.
“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.” 2 Corinthians 5:10 (NKJV).
