Keep Your Eyes On Him

     "Now listen you who say, 'today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.' Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow,  what is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Instead you ought to say, 'if it is the Lord's will, we will live and do this or that. (James 4:13-14)."      We all have a tendency to think that we have much time left here on earth....much time to get things done, much time to live life, much time to follow Christ, but the truth is-none of us know when we will take our last breath. We live for the moment, often times selfishly, without giving a thought to others around us or to the One who created us. We stay so busy with work, family, sports, school and recreational activities that we neglect to listen to the Spirit, the voice of Truth, to guide us in all that we do. There are so many opportunities for us to advance the kingd...

     "Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. Such "wisdom" does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, of the devil. For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice. But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure, then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere (James 3:13-17)."      The world has all sorts of "self-help" books and different ways for you to gain wisdom. True wisdom, however, is only found in God and in His word. "My son, if you accept My words and store up My commands within you, turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding, and if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, and if ...