Milestones: Turn Obstructions into Opportunities - Part 3

Milestones indicate that a significant change is taking place for an individual or family. Milestones are benchmarks that identify personal objectives and values of a person or group. These benchmarks help us test the true values of others who intercept our lives. Milestones can occur by carefully planning and eloquently executing a particular objective.

Whether a milestone proves to be a moral high point or a disaster depends on the ethics and spiritual fiber of those involved. A spiritual milestone occurs at the moment of conversion and commitment to the Lord Jesus Christ. This choice serves as a reference point indicating that a new walk, purpose, and direction for one's life is taking place.

Infants begin the process of perfecting their ability to walk and run as well as learning to speak and communicate like their parents. We as Christians also must be committed to perfecting our walk with the Lord Jesus Christ by growing and maturing in faith and loving God’s word. This helps us procure favor with God and man.

Remember! God Favors You - Part 1

Memories are a wonderful function of the brain. Even the most complex super computer cannot match the human brain’s memory. God intended for us to remember, so he gave us this capacity to register experiences, thoughts, and feelings. We can remember feelings like fear and anger when we can't recall the complete conversation that created the feelings.

Memories keep us on track when a promise or commitment was made to a significant person or to God. A young mother was so seriously injured in an auto accident that death seemed imminent. Hanging on to life in the ambulance, she promised God to love and serve him all her days if he would let her live.

That promise has been a memorial she returns to when troubles, trials, and temptations come to dislodge her from that promise. Another core memory that anchors her day-to-day living is the commitment she made to Christ Jesus when she accepted him as Lord and Savior as a young girl. Memories can be a powerful positive force that serve us faithfully throughout life.