" LIFE- STYLE "

Life-Style: (N) The habits, attitudes, tastes, moral standards, economic level, etc, that together constitute the mode of living of an individual or group. God's patience in asking us to change our lifestyle (Genesis 6:3). " Then the Lord said, " My spirit shall not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; nevertheless his days shall be one hundred and twenty years." Now His days shall be one hundred and twenty years" means that God was allowing the people of Noah's day 120 years to change their sinful ways. Our Father God shows his great patience with us as well. He is giving us time to quit living our way and begin living his way, the way he shows us in his word. While 120 years seems like a long time, eventually the time ran out and the flood waters swept across the earth. Your time also may be running out. Turn to God to forgive your sins. You can't see the stopwatch of God's patience, and there is no bargaining for additional time. Please understand that our future is shaped by how we lived our past. I'm reminded of Israel's prophecy concerning his sons. Now Jacob blessed each of his sons and made a prediction about each one's future. The way the men had lived played an important part in Jacob's blessing and prophecy. Our past also affects our present and future. By sunrise tomorrow, our actions of today will have become part of the past. Yet they will already have begun to shape the future. What actions can you choose or avoid that will positively shape your future? Until Next Time... Jim,