FUTILITY

By Rick Mathes

Ephesians 4:17 (NASB77) ¹⁷   This I say therefore, and affirm together with the Lord, that you walk no longer just as the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind,

Doing the same thing and expecting a different result is considered by most as insanity. We need to weed oit those things in our lives that are futile. The Lord commans usto redeem the time and here are a few ways:

• Don’t try to get rich quick
• Put your treasures in heaven
• Don’t follow the crowd
• Be subject to authorities
• Choose the best things
• Work for God
• Be faithful
• Seek good of others
• Don’t be enslaved
• Your body is God’s Temple
• Glorify God in all things
• Live by grace and legalism
• Give no chance to Satan
• Use tongue to edify

Certainly this list is only beginning but there ae also other considerations. Your mind for instance is futile ground for futility such as the pursout of that which is nothing more than vanity. Why kill yourself to get more things you don’t need nd won’t ever enjoy to leave to those who don’t deserve them.

When the darkness of futile thinking settles on you, you will become alien to God because God is light. Darkness does not and cannot fellowship with light.

The biggest culprit of futility of thinking is ignorance of the words and works of Jesus. Somehow we become blind in our hearts to what He has to say. Satan is a master at occupying our minds with anything but Jesus and that usually includes lustful thoughts. Sex outside of marriage unclean but within it’s God meant bounds it glorifies the covenant in marriage. God has the right woman for you buit you won’t meet her until you are the right man for Him. Don’t let greed conquer creed!