I don't want to Go half way with God or His word I want to go all the way. God is not a half way God.

Love for God's Word And Desire To Obey

Father I thank You for The bible.

It brings light and life to my heart and revival. 

A revival of the flame that You placed in me.

A burning desire that everyone will know thee.

Holy Spirit come teach me God's word.

Help me to live according to it each day.

I want to share it with others who haven't heard.

That with Jesus life can be lived a better way.

Holy Spirit give me understanding and wisdom to obey.

Jesus give me strength to live rightly today.

All The Way

Funny I like to hear Frank Sinatra sing "All the way" but that is the only line of the song I can remember. I like to hear him sing that song because I like the way his voice sounds. I am not going to talk about unmarried people going all the way because; everyone knows that it is wrong to have sex before marriage. What I do want to talk about is going all the way with God's word. When I read God's word it is not right for me to twist it to mean or say just what I want it to. That is why I need to always ask the Holy Spirit to help me understand God's word. I have found that I can read the same passage over a zillion times and learn or see something new each time. This I believe happens because as I mature in Jesus the Holy Spirit reveals more to me as I am able to understand or handle it a little better as I grow spiritually. I have to be careful to not get things out of context by reading the whole passage. I also measure what I am getting by the two great commands so I must ask does it go against God? and does it do wrong toward my neighbor? Then there also is the question am I getting this from the scripture for my own selfish or personal reasons? Also I trust the Holy Spirit to help me to know if  I am wrong. Also I expect my husband, pastor and brothers and sisters to know when I am taking something wrong. After all this I then wanting to apply God's word to my life must go all the way. I can't just apply the parts I want to apply and leave out the parts I don't. Nor do I want to apply God's word half way. This is easy for me to say and hard for me to do. This is because my mind and my flesh is always warring with my spirit. But this I believe if  the intention and desire of my heart is to obey God's word all the way; He will help me all the way. I know that when I do all I can to obey His word all the way, and I make a mistake and ask Him to forgive me; He forgives me all the way. I don't serve a half way God and I don't want to serve Him half way. Yes I am disappointed, angry at myself, and frustrated  when I do wrong, but that's good because it makes me more determined to do right. And each time I confess, repent, grow determined, and am forgiven the stronger I get. I can see my progress in going all the way with God's word, expressed or revealed in how I treat God and my brothers and sisters in Jesus and in how I live my life when no one is watching. 

Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15, Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And what ever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. Colossians 3:16-17, But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. James 1:22

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