For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more. (Luke 12:48b) None of what God wants to do in your life happens without your participation. That is the honest reality of being the junior partner in this relationship. God provides revelation, wisdom, peace, guidance, and power. But you have to provide the body kept in line, the mind being renewed, the mouth yielded to the Spirit, the time set

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. (Colossians 3:16) Paul wrote a specific word here about how you should approach the Word of God. It should dwell in you richly. The Word of God is not meant to make occasional visits to your life when you find time for it or when a crisis forces you back to the Bible. It is meant to take up res

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. (Colossians 3:15) The Greek word for peace here is eirene, which means quietness and assurance. The word translated as rule is brabeuo, which means to arbitrate, to govern. So what Paul was saying is this: let that quietness, that settled assurance, be the thing that governs you on the inside. When a decision must be made, let peace be the judge and have the final say. T