Bøker av Debi Towns

Life is good. For most of us in America, life is very good. Many of us spend our years following our career dreams, enjoying those we love, trying to give back to our communities, and even being involved in our church. It is all great stuff.The good life becomes the goal. It gives a confident but false feeling of security by letting us think God must be okay with us because things are smooth. We rarely, if ever, seek to know our Creator in a personal way. Often justifying that our decisions are His will, we glide along through the good life.But He wants more. When there is an awakening of the soul, it is God calling us. Sometimes life takes us to a place we don't know--but a place where God can get our attention. And if we are fortunate enough to listen and choose to follow His call, He will respond and come in and dwell with us. We finally belong. We belong to the one who transcends this life. Our desire to be with Him begins to absorb us.For some, this can be a traumatic or dramatic experience. But many may not have such an eventful conversion. The good, decent life that many live in today's America may actually make it more difficult to realize that the plan of salvation is meant for each individually. God does not want to just coexist somewhere out there; He is the reason for our existence. He loves us and wants a relationship with each of us.

We all get just one shot at this life. There are no practice runs. For some, it's eighty years but for others, considerably less. However, successful living is not measured in years but rather, in quality. Quality performance, quality character, and quality relationships.A quality life does not happen unintentionally. It takes conscious effort, risk, and sometimes, hard work. A lot happens in life that we cannot control, but many times, our efforts make a difference. Critical to performance is having the will to consciously set goals and strategize a plan to achieve them and then discipline one's self to work the plan.Knowing what is right and wrong is not that difficult-doing what is right can be very difficult at times. Being truthful and faithful runs counter to human nature. We innately look out for number one. Only with the help of the Spirit can we develop the character which reflects values outside ourselves.Some relationships come easy. They deepen and grow as we begin to enjoy each other. Still, other relationships are strained, bumpy, and even nonexistent due to missing grace. Recognizing that relationships take two, and often, the hard work is done by the recipient rather than the aggressor can be hard to grasp. Self-control is difficult to exercise because it does not always allow us to vindicate ourselves. In the end, we must give up to God and trust that he will show us the bigger picture by pouring his wisdom over us.