What do you do on Mondays?

06 January 2017

i know there r several people that r struggling just to keep their family together becuz of many different things facing them. i happen to be one of them. last nite my husband asked "Why is this happening to me?" i had no answer. my only thought was that God is in control. 

FACE TO FAITH:

1 Corinthians 16:13-14 NASB

[13] Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. [14] Let all that you do be done in love.

1 Corinthians 16:13-14 MSG

[13-14] Keep your eyes open, hold tight to your convictions, give it all you've got, be resolute, and love without stopping.

What do you do on Mondays? 

Church is done. Your religious duty of time with believers—half of whom you think are nuts—and of giving money into the offering are done. Now the rest of your week is before you. What do you do? 

I know you know the right answer, but I’m interested in the true answer. 

Do you forget God during the week? Do you live a double-life? Can your family recognize God in your life when you aren’t dressed up for church? 

You see, anyone can behave themselves for two hours on a Sunday. The real test comes when real life hits. 

It is for this reason that Paul wrote our verses for today, inspired by the 

Holy Spirit who saw us and our struggles all the way back when He gave these words to Paul’s pen. And you know what, the faith and the love in our verses today are inseparably connected, and they need to be connected in our lives as well. 

First, we need to stand fast in our faith. That means that our faith does not end when we drive out of the church parking lot. Our faith exists beyond Sunday morning into Mon- day morning when we go serve our employers at work and when we come home from a long Monday at work to our family who needs our attention, affection, and love. God stays present in our lives in all of these things. 

“Well, what about me?” you say. Just wait, we’ll get to that. 

We keep God present in our lives by living with love. Everything we do, we do it because of, and out of, and with, and through love. Our motivation is love. Our desire is love. And the biggest sign of this is that we do not live selfishly, but rather we live with others in mind first, seeking the benefit of others before insisting on our own desires. 

It is this kind of love that requires faith—faith that someone else is going to take care of us when we make our life about loving others first. That is why we need to be strong and brave, because it can be scary living with others in mind first, trusting God to meet our needs, to be our provider. 

Yet that is the life to which we are called. Will you choose to live that life today? 

Prayer 

Lord Jesus, 

Thank You for loving me! You are the perfect example of someone who loved others even when it cost You everything. Please help me to be strong and full of faith that You will take care of me as I choose to love the people around me! 

Amen

the questions:

What do you do?

Do you forget God during the week?

Do you live a double-life?

Can your family recognize God in your life when you aren’t dressed up for church?

Well, what about me?

i have known people who lived a double life. they did all the right stuff at church but when it came to living life, they did it their way hurting not only themselves but those around them. i happen to be on the end of some of those people that got hurt. it hurt for a while but God soon took care of that and i was able to move on.

i learned from those people that i did not want to be someone that lived a double life. i had to choose to be true to my faith or leave it on the ground. happy to say, i chose to be true to my faith.

take a good truthful look at yourself as u contemplate the questions above. the last one sounds a bit selfish but God will give u time to refresh yourself and rest. just need to put God first and the rest falls into place.