Sandy Zalecki
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"And they knew not until the flood come, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be." Matthew 24:39
The man was always singing regardless of the weather, the crops, or any other condition. He stayed busy in his shop or repairing his barn of fence, but whenever you stopped in to see him, he always had time to visit. Some weeds grew along the road, and the fence could have used some paint, but he and his children were happy.
Across the fence lived his neighbor, his house in sound condition and his crops looking good. This man was miserable and unhappy and his focus was on his work. He toiled hard and late to have his farm at peak efficiency, and in time he had hes little empire paid off. If you stopped to visit, he would move on before long--always going, never time to chat.
How should we analyze these two men? Is it better to work more ambitiously an be miserable or to allow more time to chat with neighbors and be happy? How can we know if we should hoe faster, dig deeper, pray harder, try longer? We can never get all the work done, yet we dare not be lazy. How much work is enough, and how much can we leave undone?
According to today's key verse, people faced the same dilemma thousands of years ago and chose wrongly. The implication is that they were busily engaged in normal activities and paid no attention to God. They were complacent.
How many of us are going about life complaining about everything. So many people are unhappy and miserable because we don't stop and talk with our neighbors or take time to seek the Lord for our happiness. The answer to all of life's issues is God. "In all our ways acknowledge him and He shall direct our paths." (Proverbs 3:6)
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The man was always singing regardless of the weather, the crops, or any other condition. He stayed busy in his shop or repairing his barn of fence, but whenever you stopped in to see him, he always had time to visit. Some weeds grew along the road, and the fence could have used some paint, but he and his children were happy.
Across the fence lived his neighbor, his house in sound condition and his crops looking good. This man was miserable and unhappy and his focus was on his work. He toiled hard and late to have his farm at peak efficiency, and in time he had hes little empire paid off. If you stopped to visit, he would move on before long--always going, never time to chat.
How should we analyze these two men? Is it better to work more ambitiously an be miserable or to allow more time to chat with neighbors and be happy? How can we know if we should hoe faster, dig deeper, pray harder, try longer? We can never get all the work done, yet we dare not be lazy. How much work is enough, and how much can we leave undone?
According to today's key verse, people faced the same dilemma thousands of years ago and chose wrongly. The implication is that they were busily engaged in normal activities and paid no attention to God. They were complacent.
How many of us are going about life complaining about everything. So many people are unhappy and miserable because we don't stop and talk with our neighbors or take time to seek the Lord for our happiness. The answer to all of life's issues is God. "In all our ways acknowledge him and He shall direct our paths." (Proverbs 3:6)
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Exactly. This is the light that shines from within that scripture speaks of. I have noticed that, when one is in tune with it (walking in love) that, there's almost no need to evangelize and speak. It shines brightly and can not be hid. This, in itself will people see and want it, like you say.