We all want instant results, dont we? if i walk 2 miles and do a couple of sit ups, I look in the mirror the next morning expecting to see some difference in my physical appearance. It doesnt work like that. The same goes for our spiritual life. Saying a few prayers and reading a few scriptures once in a while will not yield spiritual growth. A Bible on your night stand will do as much for you as the ingredients to a salad that just sit in your refrigerator uneaten or the treadmill being used as a clothing rack, and shoes used as pretty accessories. It takes commitment and perseverance. When you are going through a trial, things arent going to be all better because you prayed about it once or twice. Courage, faith, and perseverance are themes that are repeated all through scripture. Why? Because it is hard. Things will happen to us that will cause us to lose heart. Living out your faith will be scary sometimes. but we must not give up! If you miss a zumba class or a Cross Fit session, that doesnt make you a failure, but continual backsliding, without any effort to return to your routine will not only make it hard to go back, but it will also eventually undo all of your hard work. Likewise, we will make mistakes in our spiritual life. We will fall down. And that is okay. Falling is not failing, it is not getting back up and back into the race that is failing. Thank you Lord for your grace and your mercy that is new every morning!
Posted on: Sun, 06 Apr 2014 00:46:43 +0000
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