This is the weekly email devotional of WhoUWith? Ministries
(2004)
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"If you don't have time to do it right the
first time, then when will you have time to do it over?"
Have
you ever done something wrong and had to do it all over again? If you are like
me, then that kind of thing has to drive you crazy. I mean, to know that if you
had just take a little more time, put forth a little more effort and just done
what was asked, then you wouldn't be wasting your time repeating the whole
adventure!
Why am I such a slow learner? The way I figure it, if I had
correctly done all the tasks required of me since birth I would have saved 3.2
years of my life from being a complete waste!
What does God’s Word
say?:
Happy are those who live pure lives, who follow the Lord's
teachings. Happy are those who keep his rules, who try to obey him with their
whole heart. They don't do what is wrong; they follow his ways. LORD, you gave
your orders to be obeyed completely. I wish I were more loyal in obeying your
demands. Then I would not be ashamed when I study your commands. When I learned
that your laws are fair, I praised you with an honest heart. I will obey your
demands, so please don't ever leave me. How can a young person live a pure
life? By obeying your word. With all my heart I try to obey you. Don't let me
break your commands. I have taken your words to heart so I would not sin
against you. 1Psalm 119:1-11
Were all those times of
rectification really a waste? Some were definitely moments squandered, but true
mistakes are those that we learn nothing from and tend to repeat often!
God desires for us to do it right the first time. Unfortunately, we
rarely are that perfect, or that obedient. We are usually a little too selfish,
and rebellious, to follow through on what God wants to do in our lives.
However, today is a new day and once again I have a chance to show God how much
I truly love Him...by doing the right thing the first time...do we really have
time to do anything else?!
Just a thought!
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