Today’s Scripture:
And earth has nothing I desire besides you.
My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever. Psalm 73:25-27
Does the term falling off the wagon have any meaning to you in your life? Well, in mine it defines all of those things I begin gung ho, and maintain for a while…then fall off the wagon and revert back to my old ways. My desire is SO there, but somehow I just can’t seem to get it done as I thought I would...But I sure want to, until that is… I let it go so long… I then have the “does it really matter?” attitude. This turns into my total lack of guiltiness that I have given it up. Surely I am not the only one who has good intentions when I begin projects, only to leave them partially completed and collecting dust with all of the others. Why is this? Is it a personality thing? I learned behavior? A lack of commitment? Lack of time management? I honestly can’t answer the question, because if I could I would stop doing it, right? Maybe it is a “human” thing! Roman’s 3:23 says, “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,” and we each have our own short comings. Today’s scripture says my flesh and heart will fail; both while doing what I do on earth, and when my time on earth has expired and my life here is complete. So how do we keep moving forward knowing we will always fail at life in some ways or another? We must draw strength from the Lord God, and ask forgiveness if our failings have resulted in sin. Our life on earth is not supposed to be perfect, because if it was…we wouldn’t want to leave. God, making us in His image has instilled in us a desire for something bigger and better than this world can offer. We are supposed to long to go home; heaven is ingrained in our very souls. This life is temporal; it is our eternal life in heaven in which we must pull strength from each day.
My days lately have been filled with difficulty as I watch my grandmother struggle with dementia and having to give up her freedom of a car, living on her own, and all she has known… so in order to stay safe, she has been moved to assisted living. I have also watched (and tried to help as best I can) as my parents struggle to deal with her! It is almost like a double whammy for me to endure. I love them all so much, and of course I want to do too! So I suppose my daughter has a triple whammy since she has watched me cry over it all too, and loves her great-grandma, her grandparents, and her mom.L
Life is hard; and things come up to derail us from doing what we are supposed to be doing, even if it is good derailing us from good works. We must hold fast to a God who has purpose for our every day He continues to give us our next breathe; and instead of beating ourselves up for falling off the wagon…pick back up and get back at it! I am sure Satan was pleased I had been derailed and fallen off the wagon from writing this blog. Any time believers share God’s Word and transparency of their inadequacies, God will use it for good. There have been well over 650 page views of this blog since Feb.12, just a little over 2 months, from 10 different nations; including India, Russia, Denmark, China, Canada, Belarus, and UAE to name a few. This blog is touching lives of people in faraway places in the Name of Christ!!! I had no idea when I began this blog God could use me in such a way. God is so much BIGGER, and I am typically not one to put God in a box so to speak. This is in no way bragging, but simply my sharing what the Lord can do with things we think are small and insignificant.
What is going on in your life that has derailed you from doing something which could bring glory to God? I urge you to get back on track, oh I know it is hard, trust me! But the rewards of being in His will most certainly supersede our derailing issues! Look for me to work hard at getting back into writing this blog, because if I’m going to talk the talk…I sure better walk the walk.
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