I have been advised not to make vows1.
Why is that? Do they not solidify one's resolve in the
most trying of times? Do they not lend aid to one's spirit in the trials of
life?
But perhaps that is just it: you seek the aid of one other than the lover of your heart. He is a jealous lover2 and will spare no suitor you entertain, but lovingly and as gently as is best tears them from your grasp to offer a far better love than any you could imagine.
Here thrives the might of the Most High. No, I will not
vow to live a certain way. May my strength come from God Almighty3
and wisdom and prudence from his hand4. Let me not vow by my might
and will, for they are as fickle as straw in the breeze, but may my God, the
One in Whom I Trust, fill me with his spirit and power5 that I might
be more than I am and all I have been called to be: a spark, a light in the darkness6,
a witness to the light7, a child of the Living God8.
1 Matt 5:33-37
2 Exodus 34:14
3 Genesis 49:24, Exodus 15:2
4 James 1:5, Proverbs 2:6-8
5 2 Timothy 1:7
6 Isaiah 58:9-10, Matt 5:14-16
7 Acts 1:8, 1 Peter 3:15
8 John 1:12, Psalm 82:6, Romans 8:14-17
No comments:
Post a Comment