Secure

What makes you feel secure? Do you feel secure because of your job? Does that motivate you to do your best at work? Are you secure because of your house? Do you take care of it, clean it, and keep it up so that it continues to keep you secure? Do you feel secure because of your husband? Do you work at your relationship so that you remain secure? The Lord is your source of security. What do you do to walk in His security? Read His Word. Talk with Him. Obey His commands. Walk with Him.

The Path

The first time I ran a 5K, I was worried that I might get lost and wouldn't know which way to turn. As it turns out, the course was well marked and of course there were the hundreds of runners before me that I could follow. I was worried that I would be able to finish because I'm really not much of a runner.

Life is like that. However life can be much easier when we know that God has marked out the path for our life. His commands may not literally tell us "Don't turn here" and "turn left ahead" but they do tell us the way we should go. We need to be diligent in reading, studying, and meditating on them so that we can discern how to apply them to our lives. And best of all, as we round the bend and see the hill ahead of us, we can know that God will enable us to make it up.

So, stay on the path and do not deviate. The run may be hard, but you can do it!

Being Ready

Being subject to rulers and authorities may not be something that it attractive to you. Maybe you don't like your current leader. Perhaps you also don't care much for the opposition. Maybe it's the president's policies you don't like. Or maybe it's you think that your local government is out of touch with your wants and needs. Or even you feel frustrated that your HOA won't let you make changes to your property. Regardless, you are subject to them. 

Why should this matter. Because we were created to do good works. Paul wants Titus to be ready to do good works. We should be ready also. The rulers and the authorities are the ones that have the power to allow us to do good. How much good would we do if we got thrown in jail before doing that good? Doing good is our purpose and goal. The rulers and authorities,provide the system in which we should work. Is the system not good enough? Perhaps, perhaps not. If not, what good can you do to help change the system? 

We may want to rail against the government and authorities, but we must keep in mind our end goal of doing good. God wants us to do good. God created us to do good. So be ready to do good. Be subject to the rulers and authorities so that you can be ready.

Not Talking Back

We are all servants to something. We may have been born in to it or we may have entered in to it voluntarily. We might be daughters in need of obeying our parents or wives in relationship with our husbands or employees working for "the man." We should joyfully do what is wanted of us because we are obeying God. We should not complain or talk back. Our words belie our hearts. Steve God and serve those he has placed us under. Let your obedience be complete and your words sweet.