(Exo 20:15 NKJV)\u00a0 “You shall not steal.<\/p>\n
Steal: to take the property of another wrongfully and especially as a habitual or regular practice<\/p>\n
How many of us steal and maybe we don\u2019t even give it a second thought?<\/p>\n
We can steal from our neighbors. We can steal from our employer. We can steal from God.<\/p>\n
There are many different ways we can steal. It\u2019s not always about walking into a store and leaving with something that we didn\u2019t pay for. Most times it\u2019s more subtle than that.<\/p>\n
Some of us may do it without even thinking that it\u2019s stealing. Are we using company time to take care of personal business? Are we taking company property home with us? Paper, tape, paper clips, pens, pencils, postage stamps\u2026 these are all items that can easily be taken home and used for our personal stuff.<\/p>\n
How about our time? Are we spending company time on the phone doing personal things? Are we surfing the web for personal reasons, on company time?<\/p>\n
How about our neighbors? Are we encroaching on the property line between our neighbor\u2019s home and ours? Are we intentionally planting shrubs too close to the property boundary, hoping that they won\u2019t notice?<\/p>\n
Are we robbing God? Are we not honoring God in all we do? Are we putting God 2nd, 3rd or lower on our list of priorities? Are we not honoring God with our finances? Are we not tithing and trusting Him with our money?<\/p>\n
Just a friendly reminder that we always need to be alert and keep ourselves sharp, not falling into any of the snares of the enemy, even in some of the subtle areas of our lives.<\/p>\n
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
\nSeven Seas Ministries
\n401-377-5400<\/p>\n
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