Going to seminary, I face an incredible danger to my soul. Service can sometimes come before the master. I have been listening to some good exhortations and I really want to start living out my faith. I think it is so easy to become dull in hearing, becoming only "hearers of the word" and not "doers." I really do not want to die in complacency, but move out in action. I have been listening to some really good Randy Alcorn sermons on breaking the god of materialism:
- God increases our wealth not to increase our standard of living, but increase our standard of giving
- Giving shows where your heart really is
- Giving is actually "sending it off to the bank of heaven" rather than on earth where moth and rust destroy.
- God knows my heart and has a way better plan.
Reading theology books about you does not mean i know you. It is my faith working through love in action that demonstrates that I know you. God, do a work in my life for your glory. Please lead me to where you want me. Teach me to show mercy and compassion to the poor, needy, helpless. Teach me to be a defender of the weak. All these words are useless if they are not accompanied by action. Show me the way.
