STAY SHARP

 

STAY SHARP

Eccl. 10:10 Since a dull ax requires great strength, sharpen the blade. That’s the value of wisdom; it helps you succeed. NLT

It is just good sense to make the best use of the equipment we have. We want to maximize the usefulness of what we have. It is so much easier to use equipment that is at its best than to try and use equipment that is in poor shape due to neglectful care. We can spare ourselves a lot of stress and effort by using only equipment that is in good condition.

Wisdom tells us the same thing is true of our souls. When we take good care of our souls, we are able to maximize life and what it brings to us. There is great living to be lived but it is only found by those who live rightly before God. The Lord doesn’t want us to live mediocre lives. He wants us to enjoy the best of what He has to give to us. He wants us to know His peace and the fullness of His life. He wants us to live in victory and not defeat. He wants for us joyfulness in our salvation. He withholds those things from us, however, when we don’t take care of our souls.

We will never know the better life until we consistently pursue God. In order to keep our souls sharp, we must be into the Word of God. We must explore its riches by reading and meditating on it. We must have open hearts as we read it so that the Lord can have His way with us. We keep ourselves sharp by consistently staying connected with the Lord in prayer. We talk and listen as we wait before Him. We speak tenderly to Him and worship Him as our God. We stay sharp by consistently living for Him in all we do. We let Him be an influence in our lives in all things. We stay sharp by consistently staying in fellowship with other believers and heeding their advice when we stray and need to be brought back to the Lord.

Successful living in Christ is guaranteed to all who keep their souls in good working order.