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It’s Harder to Keep Up

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 Family,

We live in a world that is fast paced and ever evolving. Our God is universal and allows life to move on with each year that passes. Earth's existence has shown us one common thing from the beginning of time, once man was created and sin entered through one man as we read in Romans 5:12 (NLT) “When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned.” But, just a few verses down in Romans 5:15 (NLT) there’s hope “But there is a great difference between Adam’s sin and God’s gracious gift. For the sin of this one man, Adam, brought death to many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of forgiveness to many through this other man, Jesus Christ.” This says God saw fit to keep the world going and allow man to be innovative, creative, makers, and planters but not the Innovator, Creator, Maker, or the Potter. 


Each day, I discover something new, but we are told by Solomon in Ecclesiastes 1:9-10 (NLT)  “History merely repeats itself. It has all been done before. Nothing under the sun is truly new. Sometimes people say, “Here is something new!” But actually it is old; nothing is ever truly new.”  The word is truth. Nothing is ever new. It all has been thought of, completed, passed on, or renewed, but not new. So, why do we think that our peers, colleagues, family, friends, and the world entirely are the basis for what we should keep up with? Because we believe in what we see. 


Let me end on this note Romans 12:2 (NLT) says: “Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.”  It’s great to have material things. I love shoes, clothes, art, books, and hairstyles. But my soul care is first. I read Mark 8:36 (NLT) “And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul?” I said to myself …first thing is first, God.



Love your sister in Christ, 

LolaInspired

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