Forged By Faith

Psalm 1:1 NIV Our post yesterday was about how we need to be careful who we associate with in our lives. The people around us have a seriously big impact on us, and it's up to us to make sure that they're making us better and pushing us in the right direction. This verse in Psalms is right along that same line of thought. Choose your circle carefully, because it's going to tell the world a whole lot about who you are yourself. I think sometimes we allow ourselves for forget our morals, our beliefs, our priorities, or so many other things all so that we can feel more loved and accepted in this world. Nobody wants to feel all alone in life, but we need to watch becoming so desperate for companionship that we lose ourselves to get it. While it's fun and makes us feel good to have a ton of friends or relationships, if they pull us in the wrong direction, then they're just not good for us. We shouldn't be afraid to walk alone if it means that we walk in the right dir...

Isaiah 30:10 NIV Reading through Isaiah last night and this little beauty hit me. Think it goes along seriously well with our discussion of worldly popularity and how it just doesn't work with our faith. The world enjoys living in lies. It finds comfort in being told that it's okay to do anything and everything you want to do. No need for responsibility. No need for morals. Don't have to listen to that pesky conscience. I don't think I'll ever stop being amazed at how God speaks to us through His word when we're simply willing to pay attention and listen. We've talked for a couple of days about how this world we're passing through isn't going to be very high on our faith. After all, our faith is built on things like love, truth, kindness, decency, self-control, humility, and all kinds of other things that aren't really priorities in this place. As I've talked about several times in the past, people only want to listen to folks who tell them w...