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Let’s Examine Our Ways

Lamentations 3:40

 

Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord.

 

A guy rushed into a service station one day and asked the manager if he had a pay phone. The manager nodded, “Sure, over there.” The guy inserted a couple of coins, dialed and waited for an answer. Finally someone came on the line. “Uh, sir,” he said in a deep voice, “could you use an honest, hard working young man?” The station manager couldn’t help overhearing the question. After a moment or two the guy said, “Oh, you already have an honest, hard working young man? Well, okay, Thanks all the same.” A broad smile stretched across his face. He hung up the phone and started back to his car, obviously elated. “Hey, just a minute,” the station manager said, “I couldn’t help but hear your conversation. Why are you so happy?” I thought the man said he already had someone and didn’t need you.” The guy smiled. Well, you see, I am that honest, hard working young man. I was just checking up on myself!”

 

If you are serious about walking with God, examine yourself regularly. Are you praying, reading God’s Word and renewing your mind daily? How about your attitudes? Are they slipping? Our attitudes send a signal before we have spoken a word. They are like traffic lights. Sometimes they flash red, which means stop, don’t get in my way, I’m too busy to love, help, or care. Sometimes they flash yellow, which means “I’m touchy and out of sorts, I could get mad or happy. Sometimes they flash green, which means, ‘Let’s go, I’m with you, you can count on me.’ The Bible says, Let us search and try our ways, and turn again unto the Lord.