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James 4:8  ESV  

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

 

What keeps you moving forward?  There are lots of answers to that question.  It is kind of like a car.  There are many pieces that have to work together for the vehicle to preform as it it supposed to. 

 

Our bodies are the same.  The heart has to be working, and there has to be blood flowing through our veins so the heart can pump that blood through our bodies.  Our brain has to send the signals for all things to work.  We even have to be at the right body temperature.

 

There are things that we allow to be distractions along our journey that the enemy is using to slow us down, physically and spiritually. 

 

What keeps us moving is a great connection to God.  Hearing from God and receiving from Him are vital to our spiritual lives being healthy and strong.  Selfishness and pride get in the way. 

 

My suggestion is to maintain a clear and guarded connection to God.  Be sharp.  Be listening.  Be ready for God.

 

John 15:4-5  NLT 

Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me. 5 “Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.

 

Stay connected to God.  Choose that reality for you today and the days ahead!

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