I believe the key to staying on track is to keep our thoughts and feelings in check with scripture. In Psalm 26:3, David said he continuously walked in God’s truth. This is what got him back on track when he sinned, and then kept him on track for life. Feeling the urge to sin is not the problem. Giving into the sin is the problem.

We must also remember overcoming sin will never be with the absence of struggle. That is what the Christian life is all about…struggling through and fighting the battle. If only Mr. Boltz had remembered this, maybe he would have had the fortitude and courage to live by his own words. I pray he comes back to them soon, and that the rest of us still choose to live by them wholeheartedly as we pursue ministry:

“With all my strength, with all I am
“I will seek to honor His commands
“I pledge allegiance to the Lamb.”

[1] Ray Boltz, from “I Pledge Allegiance to the Lamb.”

[2] (www.onenewsnow.com/church/default.aspx?id=250538 accessed Sept. 16, 2008.

Julie Ferwerda is the author of The Perfect Fit: Piecing Together True Love, and has written for publications such as Marriage Partnership, Focus on the Family, and Discipleship Journal. Find out more:  www.JulieFerwerda.com.