WHEN IS A STONE A ROCK?

  • Thursday, April 19, 2007
  • A stone is defined as mineral matter of indeterminate size or shape. A rock is a concentrated mass of stone. So, how big does a stone have to be to be called a rock? How about in the context of setting our priorities in life - what determines if something is a rock?

    Did you know that the most common word for "glory" in the Old Testament is the Hebrew word 'kabod' which literally means weighty or heavy. Using this as a theme, what if we would define a rock in my life as that which is weighty. But weighty to whom? Are we to live our lives to glorify God in all we do? Or in other words, we are to make God look great in all dimensions of our lives and make Him weighty. The pursuit of the glory of God helps bring meaning and excellence as well as move us from a random life to an intentional life. Some questions to ask yourself:

    1. Are there areas of your life where the glory of God is either gravel or stone?
    2. How can God increase the size and add weight to your stones that really need to be rocks?
    3. What areas of your life need spiritual attention?

    For the time being, this will end the articles about priorities and rocks. We will from time to time revisit this but starting tomorrow we will begin setting up for the next Faith Family Forum on May 11. The topic will be Biblical Manhood and Womanhood.

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