The reason why there are so many life failures is that men do not go to the right source to find out what they ought to do. It is vastly important that we get the proper kind of advice. The Lord is the Supreme Counselor. Ask Him directly, sincerely, earnestly how life may best be employed, to what ends and purposes its energies may be invested.
It is a question for everybody, old and young. Even though only a few days of opportunity remain, much good may be accomplished through a renewed and devoted spirit. But, emphatically, here is youth’s question – What shall I do with my life?
There is only one wise and adequate answer: I give my life to my Lord, to be used as He shall direct.
I give my body to my
Lord. I shall take care of it,
striving to keep it clean and strong and efficient, so that my physical
resources and equipment shall contribute to noble service, to the advancement
of the
I give my mind to my Lord. I shall, therefore, as best I can, guard my intellectual interests. I shall make Jesus Christ the center of my thinking, relating everything to Him, and judging everything by His standards. I shall endeavor to maintain mental cleanliness and wholesomeness, and to give my mind every possible opportunity for development. I shall spend a good deal of time thinking how best I may serve my Lord, planning how I can do most effectively the work He has entrusted to me.
And I give my spirit, the very essence of my immortal self, to the Lord. I want to be attuned to His spirit, my life united to His life, sharing more and more richly in His inexhaustible treasures.
Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman once said to General William Booth of the Salvation Army. “Tell me what has been the secret of your success all the way through?” The general replied, “I will tell you the secret; God has had all there is of me. There have been men with greater brains than I, men with greater opportunities; but from the day I got the poor of London on my heart, I made up my mind that God could have all of William Booth there was, and if there is anything of power in the Salvation Army today, it is because God has all the adoration of my heart, all the power of my will, and all the influence of my life.”
- author unknown
This article first appeared in Bread of Life, a publication of the Ridgewood Pentecostal Church