It’s been four days now that I’ve been without a car and I still
have a few more to go. The bicycle I’ve been using is actually one I bought the
last time this situation occurred—way back in 2007 when I first moved to rural
Ruth, Ala. (four miles outside Arab) and didn’t have wheels for a whole month.
You definitely get clear again about what a privilege it is having
a vehicle, especially when taking the subway to the bus and then back to the
subway just to get home. At least I can be happy there’s public transportation,
no matter how slow it is compared to Manhattan.
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I Timothy 1:5 says, “Now the end of the commandment is
charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith
unfeigned.”
Jordan explains, “The heart is the mentality of your soul. It’s
single-minded; it’s a heart that just goes on sound doctrine. It’s not living
on emotions, not living on religious tradition. It’s living on the application
of the truth of God’s Word rightly divided.
“ ‘And of a good conscience.’ Your conscience is a system of
norms and standards that’s allows you to evaluate what’s going on around you. We
live in a day where people don’t know how to do that. They look at what’s going
on and they react, but to be able to accurately evaluate and see beyond the
fuzz and see the real issue, that’s what a good conscience does.
“You have a system of norms and standards that reflects what
God’s thinking. You’re able to walk by faith and not by sight. That verse is a beautiful
description of a mature Christian walk. And not just an individual walking that
way, but a group of people gathered together and working together in the work
of the ministry.
“Paul told the Corinthians, ‘As unknown and yet well known.’
I love that verse because that’s exactly what you’re . . . your spiritual power
and influence far outweighs your appearance.”
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