We send our best wishes for holidays, birthdays, get well,
weddings, and such. Yet, why are we wishing for anything when we
could really bless them in prayer?
We go into a state of panic when our child is a few minutes
late, as if our worry is going to get them home any faster than
trusting God. Satan must get a good laugh.
We receive aggravation on every side, as Satan is alive and
well on Sundays. Thinking we donÆt need GodÆs help and no one
will be the wiser, we go it alone; with our painted smiles,
polished attire, and frustrations neatly tucked ... then take it
out on our waitress.
When our spouse is out of town; we receive comfort in a
friend sleeping over, us staying at momÆs, or one of the kids
climbing into bed ... as if any person present can make us safer
than we already are. God is our protection. Though, maybe weÆd
rather believe the dark will get us.
Instead of asking the one who owns it all; we spend money we
donÆt have on things we think we have to have, get our finances
all messed up, then cry, "Help!"
We sleep in on Sunday morning, thinking it will make our day
brighter. Instead, it makes our week longer.
We prefer to exhaust ourselves with endless deeds than to
slow down, spend time with God, and ask Him what He wants us to
do.
We work all the overtime we can get, steal GodÆs tithe, and
then think weÆre going to financially get ahead.
Believing our doubts and doubting our beliefs; were we to
consider the things we do, we might find them odd, too ... then
look for more desirable alternatives.
As someone once said, "When we feed our faith, our doubts
will
starve to death."
® by Joyce C. Lock
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About the Author:
Joyce C. Lock founded and maintains the email ministries
"Heavenly Inspirations"
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HeavenlyInspirations/ and
"Share a Smile" http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smilesharing/ .
She also has a published e-book, "The Difference",
which can be purchased here:
http://www.theeaglesgarden.com/