Our Life Guide

I have been challenged lately in leadership that we are not to just teach the Word of God, but challenge people to live by it as their guide.  I have used the example of trail riding if you go off of the path their are thorns, stickers, holes, and drop offs that you don't know about and it is very likely that you will get hurt.  The hurt may not be severe, but is simply painful and irritating.  We don't have to go off of the path, we can stay on it by following the Word as our guide and truly submitting our lives to follow God through the Word He has given us in Scripture!!! So, my challenge is not just to teach, but to live out God's word everyday of my life no matter what the cost and how foolish it may look to the world!!  Here we go, this is another fun adventure that the Lord will prevail in and He will bless immensely through!!