What is devotion?

Like everyone else, when such an important question arises, I turn to Google for a good definition:

Devotion is love, loyalty, or enthusiasm for a person, activity, or cause.

If people were to look at your life, what would they say you are devoted to? I ask because it is impossible to hide true devotion, and it is very telling as to where our heart truly lies.

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July 1, 2019 – What if we are devoting ourselves to the wrong things? Or, what if we are never truly devoting ourselves to anything? Devotion to the right things leads to amazing results. With the church in Acts, people were being saved, people were generous as selfishness faded away, and even those outside of faith recognized something attractive in the way the believers lived.

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Apathy, a wandering spirit, and a lack of ambition are the inevitable results of a life devoid of devotion. We certainly have plenty of examples of what that looks like in the world around us. However, your biggest struggles will come when you devote yourself to the wrong things.

Devotion can be compared to creating the right combination of moisture and nutrients in the soil. It will produce growth. I actually say this as a warning because water and fertilizer don’t determine what grows, but simply that something does indeed grow. Likewise, devotion will grow anything in your life, good or bad. Be intentional about what becomes the object of your devotion.  

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