{"id":7281,"date":"2020-08-24T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communitychurchministry.com\/?p=7281"},"modified":"2020-08-02T13:48:33","modified_gmt":"2020-08-02T13:48:33","slug":"half-hearted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communitychurchministry.com\/?p=7281","title":{"rendered":"Half Hearted"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Half Hearted<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, yet not with a whole heart.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2+chronicles+25&amp;version=YLT\">\u202d\u202d2 Chronicles\u202c \u202d25:2\u202c\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every king who took the throne in Israel or Judah had the potential for greatness. Every one of them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amaziah, king of Judah was no exception. His dad&#8217;s name was Joash, who had taken the throne when he was 8 years old. (No, that&#8217;s not a misprint.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Joash had a wise, older priest to help guide him. So, he started out following the Lord, but after the priest died, he drifted from the Lord. And, things didn&#8217;t end well for Joash.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Similar story here. Amaziah started out well, <a href=\"https:\/\/communitychurchministry.com\/?p=7266\">but later on turned from God to idolatry<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unbelievable. Why did he choose to do this? We don&#8217;t know, but our clue is found in today&#8217;s verse. &#8220;&#8230;yet not with his whole heart.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are many times when I approach life, and my faith half heartedly. Just going through the motions. When this starts to happen, I need to remember these verses.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might, for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u202d\u202dEcclesiastes\u202c \u202d9:10\u202c \u202d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men,\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u202d\u202dColossians\u202c \u202d3:23\u202c \u202d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTherefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u202d\u202dI Corinthians\u202c \u202d10:31<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I think the key is recognizing when our approach to our faith or life is half-hearted, reject the distractions, and put our focus on God. If we draw near to God, He will draw near to us. James 4:8<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Half Hearted \u201cAnd he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, yet not with a whole heart.\u201d \u202d\u202d2 Chronicles\u202c \u202d25:2\u202c\u00a0 Every king who took the throne in Israel or Judah had the potential for greatness. Every one of them.&nbsp; Amaziah, king of Judah was no exception. 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