Jeremiah 8:4-10 –“when
men fall do they not rise again? If one turns away, does he not return…their
hands will drop from the work, and it will not be done. But now O God,
strengthen my hands…let us meet together in the house of God, within the
temple.”
Proverbs 24:16 – For
the righteous falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked stumble in
times of calamity.
Many
times in my life I have screwed up and turned from the work of God. I chose to
go “solo” and fell flat on my face. God, so far, has always been there for me
and although sometimes I thought He wasn’t, today I see that I was wrong. I
just wasn’t playing by His rules and doing the things He wanted me to do. I’ll
bet I asked Him a million times over, “God, what the hell…?” Sometimes it takes
us a minute to learn how to put ourselves in the favor of God and that can lead
to trouble for us! God doesn’t care what hurdles our hard headed butts have to
jump over to get to where He wants us to be. What He wants is for us to be in
church, in service to Him, and in prayer and fellowship with other believers.
It won’t matter to Him one bit if we fall 7 or 70 times! He’s concerned with
where we end up!!
Where
are you? How many more times are you going to have to “get to a low spot in
your life” before you recognize “what’s really going on”?
Prayer: Thanks
for helping me to get back up today, for leading me in the right direction, and
helping me, Father, to stay on the narrow road. Amen
Thoughts: My children
are the world to me and for the last 10 years or so I have struggled with how
to be a father to them and not live with them. I’ve not been able to be a part
of their lives in the manner that I wanted to be. Often times I wanted to give
up and just quit because it just seemed easier that way – almost like my only
defense. I’m sure that there are many mothers and fathers in this world who
feel the same way. They feel like their poor choices have permanently separated
them from ever being able to be the parent that they want to be. I’m here to
tell you that not too long ago I knew what it felt like to be a dead beat dad
and I never would have categorized myself that way. It was a very hopeless and
frustrating situation. I want you all to know that through the power of Jesus
Christ, somehow someway it doesn’t have to be that way! Don’t give up on your
kids no matter what because they need you and they are suffering in their
silence just like you are! I want to help people in that situation and
hopefully with these posts and the plans God has for my life that I see coming
to pass soon, with God’s help I can reach out to a few and make a difference in
the life of a lonely little boy or girl! I remember what that felt like and it’s
not cool!
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