"God's Way is Adequate"

Oh how very important it is to have direction in life. You must know where you're going and the obstacles you must face while heading there. Imagine you deciding to take a trip across country. It sounds lively and enjoyable, but it can very quickly turn into a disaster. You must plan and put all the logistics in place before ever starting that task. Yes, there must be proper planning, implementation, and coordination of the details of this trip. The most important element that will cause all of the logistics to be successful is direction. You must know where you are going and how to get there. Direction is a purpose or orientation toward a goal that serves to guide or to motivate. It gets you focused on the operation at hand.

Everyone needs direction in life. Jeremiah 10:23, "O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps." You should understand that you can not do this only. You should have at least one person that you trust and that you can confide in to help you and provide some direction through this journey of life. The amplified version of the verse in Jeremiah 10 puts it like this, "O LORD, I know that the determination of the way of man is not in himself; it is not in man, even in a strong man or in a man at his best to direct his own steps." Therefore, Psalm 37:23 saids, "The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way." So, not only is it good for you to have another person that will help you through the darkness of the travel but it is advantageous and appropriate to get direction from the Lord thy God. You won't ever have to worry about getting lost or erring following God's direction. The way of God is sufficient, dependable, flawless, perfect, safe, stable, trustworthy, adequate, complete, profitable, unblemished and worthwhiled. Follow after God, my friend, and you won't err.

Yes, in order to follow God's directions, you must deny yourself. You can't always do what flesh wants, especially when the counsel of God is telling you to do the opposite. Proverbs 14:12, "There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. Often time, we allow our flesh to overrule, even over the direction of God and we become so desensitized to the voice of God in our lives. So many other stuff has a louder sound in our ears. We watch filthy tv shows and movies full of profanity and immorality. We listen to filthy music, and go to places on the internet that no child of God should be. As a result, we allow these things to lessen our sensitvity to the voice of God and we begin to slowly drift into error. Holiness is not just what you wear on the outside, but Holiness is within, it is a lifestyle. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, "What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.

Lord Bless,

Troyce Mack

ARC-United Pentecostal Church

7 Berkeley Street

Manning, SC 29102