Proverbs 4:25-26- “Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. Ponder the path of your feet; then all your ways will be sure.”

In a communion meditation a few weeks ago, Jeremy Berry was challenging us with “Finish the Phrase…” He asked us several…but one stuck with me: “PRACTICE MAKES __________”. Most of the audience said, “Practice makes PERFECT”, but he said, no: Practice Makes IMPROVEMENT. I had to write that down immediately…and it’s been staring at me on my desk since then!
 
In what area of your faith walk are you seeing IMPROVEMENT? Maybe the question that should be asked PRIOR to that is this: “In what area of your faith walk do you NEED TO SEE improvement?” I think that’s an incredible question! So many of us want our Faith to GROW…but we don’t make PLANS to grow it!We just blindly go about our business “hoping” for this magical expansion of our Faith! Have we made a PLAN to grow our faith???
 
What HABITS are you developing to grow your faith? We have Weekly Reading Plans available on the YouVersion Bible App-have you subscribed? If you’ve subscribed…HAVE YOU USED IT??? The “Word for Today” Daily Devotional book is available in our Welcome Center and through email…are you using THAT? Maybe you’ve heard God challenge you to have a more consistent PRAYER time…or a better habit of Giving…or maybe you’ve even felt a tug to Fast over your choices? Hearing about those is great…but FAITH isn’t really FAITH until it is DEMONSTRATED! Faith=putting your hearing and your teaching and your habits INTO PRACTICE!
 
“Ponder the path of your feet”– that Proverb tells us to think about the steps we are taking. You’re constantly pondering your career path…or the college plans you have…or your relationship goals. Are you pondering the path of YOUR FAITH? I’d like to challenge you TODAY, to make a plan to grow your Habits of Faith! Set aside time to read. Sit in your closet and pray. Put God first in your finances and in your friendships…and see what happens!! PRACTICE your Faith… and watch the improvement you see in your daily Walk!
 
Shalom, Don