Fundamentals

In Beth Moore's book, "Believing God" at one point near the end of the book she shares a pretty dramatic example of God showing up in a situation. But then she asks a question - what do you do until the next dramatic encounter with God?

You focus on the fundamentals - prayer, a daily quiet time with God, praise and worship, attending church, serving a church body, giving. These, she says, are the fundamentals and they never change. We can make all the excuses in the world for not practicing this one or that, but they represent the backbone of obedience. We may want the mystical while God often insists on the practical. We may want a constant dose of dramatics, but God enjoys seeing the perseverance and proven faithfulness of daily devotion.