Steps of How to not fall into idlness: pt. 3

Last week we looked at several different aspects of not falling into idleness. The main reason I wanted to talk about idleness was that we can all fall into it, young or old. We can get carried away and see that the busyness of life and when the breaks come we can fall into being idle. There is a way of taking breaks in life without being idle and falling into sin. There is time when we need to stop and focus on the Lord but that does not mean neglect Him.

We left off about not being drunk with wine but be filled with the Holy Spirit.

Now we continue with the action of how we are to greet one another.

vs 19- Addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs. This does not mean our life needs to be a musical but that we would have like the psalms attitude of how great our God is. He is sovereign. Not only do we address one another but we make sing and make melodies to the Lord. How awesome it is to say we can sing and make melodies to the Lord. Our life should be showing how great God is. Even when life is hard we still can think of how great our God is. I am reminded of Job and as he lost his family and his possessions the same day, he worshipped the Lord.

20- Giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ. Give thanks always, are we thankful? Or do you complain? This is important because we see how things can be when we are thankful in all things and always. When we have that attitude and give praise to God our problems will not seem so big, there will be a better way to look at things, and there is a light at the end of the tunnel. When we have a complaining attitude, the problems seem so big that all we can do is dwell upon the problem and this problem will never end.

The Lord is great and his mercies are new every morning. He is full of grace and compassion and is faithful even when we are unfaithful.

21- Submitt one another out of reverence for Christ.

We may not like that word submitt because it can seem that we allow people to walk all over us. He is not talking about letting people walk all over you but how you treat your fellow brothers and sisters in the Lord. Do you have to have ourselves be better than everyone else? Do you need better things than other people? Do you have to feel like you are in charge or be the center of attention?

May God Bless your week.

We are praying for you guys.

PJ