The GOD Standard

It seems that we are always trying to measure up. No matter what we are doing or how we are doing it, there is a standard that we compare our results to, which is not a bad thing. We measure our kids, then compare their results to the average growth charts for children their age. We see how they measure up.

When you compete in a race, their is a meet record, a national record, a world record that has been established as the standard; that is the mark that everyone compares their individual results against. Then, you have those who like to compare their stuff with the stuff that others have. They have a bigger house; thus, they are better. They drive a fancier car; they are better. If you want to talk about bank accounts, ours could be a competitor on The Biggest Loser, and it would be winning - DECISIVELY!

Today's word is a quote from Roy Lessin, which says, "When GOD measures a man, the tape is placed around his heart."

It really isn't about the amount of stuff or the type of stuff that we have. It's about what we do with the things GOD blesses us with. Maybe we don't have the nicest house but we have made GOD the Head, which makes our house a HOME. Maybe we don't have the nicest vehicles but I thank GOD each day that He has blessed us with what we have. Our bank account seems to be on a crash diet but GOD will supply our needs, and we KNOW it.

There are standards to compare everything to. The real standard for us, though, is what are we doing with what GOD has given us. I am not saying that we have it all together and that we are doing things the way GOD intends. What I am saying is that we should keep in mind that GOD is our standard, and He measures our heart.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T