Devotion

“If God is your partner, make your plans BIG!” Dwight Lyman ‘D.L.’ Moody (American evangelist and publisher) 1837-1899
Do More… (Dedicated to the 2021 Graduates)

(Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV) Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.

Do more than exist---live.
      Do more than hear---listen.
            Do more than agree---cooperate.

Do more than talk---communicate.
      Do more than grow---bloom.
            Do more than spend---invest.

Do more than think---create.
      Do more than work---excel.
            Do more than share---give.

Do more than decide---discern.
      Do more than consider---commit.
            Do more than forgive---forget.

Do more than help---serve.
      Do more than coexist---reconcile.
            Do more than sing---worship.

Do more than think---plan.
      Do more than dream---do.
            Do more than see---perceive.

Do more than read---apply.
      Do more than receive---reciprocate.
            Do more than choose---focus.

Do more than wish---believe.
      Do more than advise---help.
            Do more than speak---impart.

Do more than encourage---inspire.
      Do more than add---multiply.
            Do more than change---improve.

Do more than reach---stretch.
      Do more than ponder---pray.
            Do more than just live---live for Jesus.

Mason, John. “Do More…” You Can Do It Even If Others Say You Can’t, Revell, 2003, pp. 94-95.