The two sons

It is funny how you get new insights when you read something that you have read many times. I am reading through Matthew now. Tonight I was reading Matthew 21. In there is the story about the two sons. The father looks at the one son and says go to work in the vineyard, and he says no. But he later goes and does the work. The other son was told to go to the vineyard and he told his dad yes, but never went. Which one of these two sons am I? When God shows me something I need to change or do, do I do it? Or, am I like the kid who says Dad I will clean my room and doesn’t do it. My wife would say that I am good at saying I am going to do something, but then I never get to it. This comes down to self control and intentionality. Two things that I need to work on. I need to be intentional about doing the things I know God wants me to do. I need to have self control in the things that God doesn’t want me to do.

I love when the bible comes alive and speaks to me. I love when I am being challenged. Most times the reason I am not is because I do not take the time to think about what I read or I just don’t spend the time I need to in the word of God.