Wake up - get out of the darkness

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Don’t waste your time on useless work, mere busywork, the barren pursuits of darkness. Expose these things for the sham they are. It’s a scandal when people waste their lives on things they must do in the darkness where no one will see. Rip the cover off those frauds and see how attractive they look in the light of Christ.

Wake up from your sleep,

Climb out of your coffins;

Christ will show you the light!

So watch your step. Use your head. Make the most of every chance you get. These are desperate times!

Don’t live carelessly, unthinkingly. Make sure you understand what the Master wants.

-Ephesian 5:11-17 MSG

Taking care of your flocks.

"Be diligent to know the state of your flocks and look well to your herds; For riches are not forever..." Proverbs 27:23,24

Take time, right now, to analyze the things that mean the most to you.  What do you wake up for everyday?  Is it God and family, or is it money and power?  If it is the latter, then now would be a really good time to re-think your life, otherwise you may find yourself overfilled with riches and power, but filled with an emptiness that pulls you down until you can no longer get up.  Therefore, know the important things in life - God and family - and keep them first, because when you feel like you're on your last leg, then those are the things that will help you decide between life or death.  

Choose God and family; choose life!!