By Faithe Thomas Have you ever been looking through the ads in Sundays paper or the windows in the mall and seen something you absolutely had to have? I have. Whatever that object is, my heart becomes set on obtaining it. Ill save my money, look for the lowest price, and finally purchase it. I am amazed at how committed I am at times to possessing that object. As though driven by a rushing current, my heart is carried along until the item is bought. And then the satisfaction doesnt even last long!! That driving current is not always toward a material object. Sometimes it flows toward an action. Have you ever quit a job? Remember that feeling of resolution, the feeling of determination that nothing can stop, once you had decided in your mind to quit? The action of quitting could not be denied once you set your heart on resigning. God made each one of us with that river of commitment. Sometimes that current takes me in good and godly directions, but not always. When my heart is set on the Lord and His word, that river moves me along His paths and in His will. When I allow my heart to be set on anything other than the Lord, I become carried away by pursuits that offer temporary satisfaction. Where is my heart set? How strong is my commitment to the Lord? Does it drive me to spend time with Him? I am reminded of Ezra in the Old Testament. He had found the secret of staying in those currents which led to God. The good hand of God was upon him, for Ezra had set his heart to study the law of Adonai and to practice it and to teach His statutes and ordinances in Israel. (Ezra 7:9-10) ---- Faithe Finley Thomas lived as a missionary in Ghana, West Africa for six years. Her book "Staying in the Breeze" is a thoughtful reflection of some of her experiences. It can be purchased through Master Design - http://www.masterdesign.org/books/sffinley.shtml Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Faithe_Thomas http://EzineArticles.com/?Devotional-Thought---Currents&id=415287 ambien and otc
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