The other day, I was speaking to a group about the importance of listening skills. And, true to form, I ended up getting into 3 different discussions where I found myself doing most of the talking and very little listening. FAIL.

I find this true as well with marriage advice. It’s easy to dish out, hard to swallow when you’re on the receiving end.

Scripture often distinguishes between intention and action, faith and deeds, hearing and doing. Since our behavior is often the proof of what we really believe, I often test my own heart with this question: “What’s keeping me from doing what I just said?” The answers tend to be very revealing, exposing my heart’s true desires.

Good thing Christ never asked us to just “keep trying harder”. His solution is simple, in fact.

“Apart from me, you can do nothing.”

Is it possible that in the areas where we find things easier said than done, at least as it affects our own actions and decisions, these are the very same areas where we are “apart from Him”? Something to definitely think about.

Do you have God in sight today?