And he (Rehoboam) did evil, because he prepared not his
heart to seek the Lord—2 Chronicles 12:14
It’s easy to get swept away in the busyness of life. There are deadlines to meet, children to
shuffle off to school, work to be done.
Life is a never ending battle with each issue vying for our attention. We are all given the same amount of time with
which to work. The very same 1,440
minutes in a day and we need to be careful how we use them. Once they are gone, we can never get them
back.
Every day, I find myself jumping out of bed and hitting the
floor running. I jet to work, then
school and then back to work again (the same day). I am always running back and forth, my mind at
top speed. Those who work with me know
what I am talking about. I love what I
do and despite my full-speed ahead, crazy busy life, I do it with a smile on my
face and a glad heart. It’s all
good!! But there is something that is
not good, and I’m realizing the effects.
Here lately, my time with the Lord has been just as hurried
as everything else, and it’s beginning to show.
I feel it in my heart…literally.
I can feel remnants of the old me, the one who was crucified with Christ,
dead and buried, resurrecting and scratching her way through the grimy dirt and
seeking to surface. Yea, I know that
sounds creepy, because IT IS!! During
the day, when I feel that old Sabrina, I whisper a half-hearted prayer to keep
her at bay. This is not sufficient. My strength comes from the Lord and Him
alone! He promises in His precious Word
that if I draw nigh to Him, He will draw nigh to me (James 4:8). That scripture goes on to say, Cleanse your
hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. Unless,
I do as the Word commands and what my heart knows is right, that angry, hateful
and horrible Sabrina will break forth and my relationship with my Jesus will be
the sacrifice, and I WILL NOT make that sacrifice. I am so grateful that the Lord we serve is
One Who is merciful and gracious and forgiving.
Why am I telling off on myself? 1 John 1:9 tells us, ‘If we confess our sins,
He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness,’
and I need that forgiveness and cleansing.
The reason I am broadcasting it along the web-waves is as a testimony
and a warning. We can sacrifice many
things in life, but the one thing that we cannot sacrifice is our walk with
Jesus. By walking away from Him, we lose
EVERYTHING. Eternity with Him is lost,
true joy and peace is lost, His guidance and protection is lost, and our
children could be lost to the very same fate because they follow our example. This is not a sacrifice I am willing to make. I love my Jesus, and I can’t live without
Him. He is the beat of my heart and the
breath in my lungs.
I encourage you to examine yourself and your walk with
Him. Is He last on your list? An afterthought? Do you only give lip service and not heart
service? If you’ve answered yes to one
or more of these questions, turn your heart back to Him. His forgiveness and help is only a prayer
away.
I truly love you, beautiful people! Be blessed and walk daily in the Lord.
