Moving Forward!

 How do we move forward as a society?  In Biblical times, the word was spread by missionaries.  There was chaos among empires, plagues, war and all types of suffering, but there were also miracles of healing.  Today, we have technology that helps us spread the word.  We have so much more than our forefathers, but yet our society struggles to improve. 

Why, because temptation and sin are still in our lives.  We continue to have wars and kill others, we develop prejudice attitudes, we continue to collect material things and constantly want more, we seem to never be happy or satisfied.  Perhaps our focus is on the wrong things.  What is it we really want? 

We are taught to compete on all levels, but will anyone really win the game and at what cost?  Competition may seem good, but not if it distracts and takes away from winning the game of life.  Are you winning, or is winning just an illusion?  Time teaches that winning is temporary, because someone will always come along and break our records.   What should we be winning at?

We live in a small divided community.  We have 10 or 15 townships that compete with one another.  When you compete, someone wins and someone loses, but if all were to work together, more would be accomplished.  Society cannot continue to defeat itself.  No one school  or town is really better than another, no one person is greater than another, because the life God has given us is equal.  We all have 24 hours in a day, but how we use it differs.  In the end, our time will be consumed.

Unforturnately, many do not see life this way.  Some people crave more than others.  Some people perform great deeds and work many hours, while others choose to do little at all.  God gives us choice and temptation comes before us.  How we use our time does matter!

Do you know God?  Does God know you?  Serving God means serving others.  It means showing compassion and respect to others.  It has nothing to do with politics, money or our collectibles.   God wants us to worship him and to serve him with all our heart.  Are you doing this in your life?  Or are you wandering down a path that leads to a feeling of emptiness?  Are you feeling joyful or are you depressed?  Are you listening to what God is saying to you?  

To move forward, you must give up the past that has controlled you.  You must surrender yourself to God’s will.  God will move you in a direction where you can be most utilized.   Then you will be able to move forward and your love will be magnified across the earth.  We are here to help each other.  Money is not the answer to our salvation, God’s love is!