A LITTLE EFFORT
Today's reading: Proverbs 2-3

"Tune your ears to wisdom, and concentrate on understanding." Proverbs 2:2 NLT

Maybe you were told the Christian life would be a cake walk. An easy stroll through life. A walk down a path lined with roses and soft breezes.

Maybe that's what you were told and now you're finding out the truth of the matter.

The Christian life, lived to its fullest, growing at God-speed and touching the lives of others requires effort.

Like in today's verse...

Two verbs telling us we need to do something: tune and concentrate.

Or as the King James Version puts it...

'...incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding.'

Effort.

Something to do on our part.

A little labor.

Some elbow grease.

Time out of what we want to do in an attempt to capture what He offers us.

Effort put forth to achieve greatness is a lot easier than the effort required to stay afloat with out Him!