What has your religion done for you? For years probably, you have been attending church, reading spiritual books, studying the Bible. Now I suggest that you have a spiritual stocktaking. Ask yourself what difference religion has made in your life, in your home, in your affairs. How much peace of mind has it given you? How much courage? How much understanding? How much opportunity for service? For, make no mistake, real religion does give all these things.
If your spiritual stocktaking does not turn out to be satisfactory, I believe that you will find the explanation to lie in the following law: What you put into your religion, that you get out of it.
If you put in 5 percent of yourself, you will receive a 5 percent dividend or demonstration. If you put in 20 percent of yourself, you will receive a 20 percent demonstration. Complete returns call for a 100 percent investment.
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might…(Ecclesiastes 9:10).
The New Year is a perfect time for stock-taking. When it comes to our faith, allow me to paraphrase a great leader. “Ask not what your religion can do for you, ask what you can do for your religion”. If we are only willing to do part of our job for our faith, then we will limit that which our faith will do for us.
May each of us have a year filled with faith, hope, love and peace.
Happy New Year,
Z gardener
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