It is so easy for me to get distracted...I'm sure you are not that way, but for me, the everyday details of life get in the way of doing and being all that I want to for the Lord. If I allow myself to listen to old thoughts or revisit old habits, it's for sure that it will not be a good day. One of the advantages of getting older is that I am beginning to recognize spiritual pitfalls and understand with more clarity the importance of a daily walk with the Lord and a consistent yielding to His spirit. I am certainly not where I want to be in that regard, not by a long shot. But at least if I recognize the need, I think I am on the right track. The Christian life is not a destination but a journey. And we have no choice but to take it ...
Day by Day
Sometimes
in the day to day of life
It
seems that we let things slip
Things
that are most important
Yet
somehow we lose our grip
We
sacrifice the eternal prize
On
the altar of right now
And
lose our focus in the fray
We
must find a way somehow
To
fix our gaze upon Jesus
When
struggles crowd our way
Making
our minds to think like His
Forbidding
our steps to stray
Because
our hearts will tend to deceive us
And
our flesh will tell us lies
Some
days the battle overwhelms us
No
matter how hard we try
Wrestling
with our own demons
That
haunt us now and then
Past
regrets and broken dreams
Potential
spoiled by sin
Still
we strive to live in the moment
Seeing
the future as an open door
Leaning
on God’s forgiveness
Knowing
what’s best He holds in store
For
if there’s one thing that’s unchanging
And
for all of time that’s true
Our
Father never falters
And
He cares for me and you
Heb 2:1
Therefore we
ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at
any time we should let them slip
Jer 17:9
The heart is
deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
I Pet 5:7
Casting all
your care upon him; for he careth for you.
It has been said that “it is not hard
to live the Christian life, it is impossible”.
The only way it becomes possible is to keep our focus on the God of the
impossible and allow Him to live the Christian life through us. It is not a onetime decision but a moment by
moment yielding to the Spirit of the living God.
