Get A Grip!

"For God is not a God of disorder but of peace--
as in all congregations of the Lord's people."
~ 1 Corinthians 14:33

We live in a day and age of delayed responsibility. We hear ads say, "Buy today and don't pay for one full year!" Credit card use is at an all-time high. We plan to start dieting and exercising "tomorrow"--but we have had these plans every day for the last year! We forget that our actions have consequences, and that lack of action can have just as severe consequences. Waiting, delaying, and procrastination make change only more difficult.

It is time for us to get a grip and face reality. Postponing the battle, delaying the inevitable, and waiting until tomorrow will never make things any easier. If we are going to experience order in our chaotic lives, we need to acknowledge the disorder. We need to admit that things are spinning out of control. It's time to get a grip. (excerpted from Getting A Grip by Bill Hybels)

"For where you have envy and selfish ambition,
there you find disorder and every evil practice."
~ James 3:16