Engage The Word of God!

Have you ever been proposed to or proposed to someone? Remember that feeling of making a commitment to someone else? Maybe it was an oath or a pledge as a young man or woman. Or like me at seventeen years old when I said this “I William Gaspard do solemnly swear that I will defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to the regulations and the uniform code of military justice. So help me God.” When I joined the Marine Corps they shared with me three core values.
Honor

Courage

Commitment

I would love to tell you that I lived those values in my life since the day I took that oath, but we all know better than that. The value I want to challenge you with is engage or commitment. The Marine Corps says, that "Commitment is the spirit of determination and dedication found in motive. It leads to the highest order of discipline for individuals and units. It is the ingredient that enables 24 hour a day dedication to Corps and Country. It inspires the unrelenting dedication to achieve a standard of excellence in every endeavor." That is my prayer for all who are at this step in the journey to recover. If you have a repentant heart then you are ready to engage the Word of God.

In the 1st chapter of Joshua, God speaks to him and says three times be strong and courageous. Why three times? Was he worried? Maybe God just wanted to make sure Joshua got it. God also tells Joshua “Study this book of instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do.” Joshua 1:8 -The Word of God is one of the most powerful things in the universe and when you engage it the way God explains to Joshua it will change your life. Do you want results? Do you want to succeed in all that you do? Engage the Word of God and you will. God says so. God spoke light into the world, he spoke the heavens and the earth into being and he breathed a soul into mans nostrils. The Word of God has been called living water and the sword of the spirit among many other things. “The word was with God and the word was God. He existed in the beginning with God. God created everything through Him, and nothing was created except through him. The word gave life to everything that was created, and brought light to everyone.” John 1:1-4

By: Bill A. Gaspard, Life Recovery Coach, BCBC

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