Joshua 3-4, Luke 14:7-35, Psalms 80:1-19, Proverbs 12:27-28
What God said to me – Gyms are crowded in January, but by February, they have emptied out because people don’t follow through on their New Year’s resolutions. They made a head determination, but their heart was not changed. Israel was like that – when they finally got to cross the Jordan and go into the promised land, they were gung-ho. I stopped the flow of the river, and they crossed on dry land. I had them gather twelve stones and set up a memorial to use as a witness to their descendants of how they crossed triumphantly on dry land. However, a generation later most people were doing what was right in their own eyes and not following Me. They made a head determination to follow Me, but their heart was not changed. What about you? How many times have you determined to have a quiet time every day and a regular prayer time only to fall away when you got too lazy to take time or too busy for Me. This time is not about a head commitment – it is about the heart. It is not about a routine to be carried out. It is about a relationship to be built.