If you want your life to count, if you want the ripple effect of the pebbles you drop to become waves that reach the ends of the earth and roll on for centuries and into eternity, you don’t have to have a high IQ or a high EQ. If we resist those efforts, he will use the trials and troubles of our lifestyle to get our attention. Most people slip by in life without a passion for God, spending their lives on trivial diversions, and living for comfort and pleasure. They don’t have the time to nurture it back to health because the costs of water and fertilizer are too high. Philippians 3:12 says, “I keep striving to win the prize” (GNT). © 2019 Daily Walk Devotion All Rights Reserved. John the Baptist spoke this message to the Pharisees and Scribes of his time. Therefore, every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”. To a farmer, a non-producing plant costs him profit. Resisting it and doing your own thing could cause you some heat down the road. Give yourself to serving others. You don’t have to come from a fine family or a fine school. I can’t help but to put myself in his place thinking about Jesus paying the ultimate sacrifice for my sins. He won’t stand for it and will take measures to turn our hearts back to him. “Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you” (Psalm 63:3). I was nominated by Lilkaraphael @ bisforblessed.com, I was nominated for this award by Mike Stephens at mikeforchrist.com, 10 Scriptures On Leaving A Godly Heritage. As Christians, we are to produce fruit in our lives as well. If we walk away from risk to keep ourselves safe and solvent, we will waste our lives. ‭‭ Matthew‬ ‭3:10 ‬ “The ax is already at the root of the trees. The people that make a durable difference in the world are not the people who have mastered many things, but who have been mastered by a few great things. It’s a very moving scene where a man reflects on his life hoping that he lived it well in response to others paying the ultimate sacrifice so he could live. But life ought not be wasted. And that will not make others glad in God. A study on Psalm 139, reasons for living: pleasing God through service, discipleship, and worship. And since gladness in God is the greatest and most lasting happiness, pursuing it is also love. Don't Waste Your Life: A 5-Day Devotional - Most people slip by in life without a passion for God, spending their lives on trivial diversions, and living for comfort and pleasure. Each of us have one life to live, so live it to the best of your ability. Your life belongs to God, and he decides what life is for. Our gladness and our pursuit of their gladness glorifies God. Don't Waste Your Life: A 5-Day Devotional. © 2019 Daily Walk Devotion All Rights Reserved. Are we willing to risk it all for Him or are we playing it safe hoping to arrive at Heaven having done nothing for Him? If you live gladly to make others glad in God, your life will be hard, your risks will be high, and your joy will be full. Don’t get caught up in a life that counts for nothing. He will look like a religious side-interest that may be useful for escaping hell in the end, but doesn’t make much difference in what we live for and love here. This free devotional adapted from John Piper’s book Don’t Waste Your Life makes a passionate plea to avoid the dangers of a wasted life, and calls us to take risks and make sacrifices that matter for eternity. Find out the name of an orphan and show them the love of the Father. Your email address will not be published. see each and every single one of you here. Most of you are students here, and your lives are very much in front of you. Don’t waste your life just trying to make it through each week. Don’t get caught up in a life that counts for nothing. Required fields are marked *. “The ax is already at the root of the trees. There is a warning. To do this we must make sacrificial life choices rooted in the assurance that magnifying Christ through generosity and mercy is more satisfying than selfishness. Does His death on the cross motivate me, or you, to live our lives to the fullest or are we merely existing going through life without trying? Most people slip by in life without a passion for God, spending their lives on trivial diversions, and living for comfort and pleasure. Our lives must look as if we use our possessions to make people glad in God—especially the most needy. Life is not about becoming rich and famous.

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