A Sure Thing

Proverbs 6:21 (KJV) Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.

One of the reasons that people will go to church is to hear the sermon.  They might go to Sunday school to listen to the lesson.  One of the mindsets of these ideas is that you are going someplace where someone else will share the results of their study, prayer, and meditation.  Someone else spends the time preparing, and we benefit from it.

That in itself that’s not a bad thing.  The problem comes when we allow that to become a substitute for our own personal focus and study.  Notice the first word of this proverb, “bind”.  That is an action that requires focus and coordination.  It doesn’t happen by osmosis, or any other type of automatic absorption.  It is a conscious attempt to attach yourself, in this case to a truth.

So?  Accept the responsibility for spiritual growth.  Ultimately it’s up to the Holy Spirit to teach us, impress us and change us, but there is that element where we consciously open ourselves for him to work.