We can never go anywhere that the love of God cannot find us
(Psalm 139:7-12). He wants nothing more than to spend time fellowshipping with
us, and filling us with the greatest measure of His presence (Ephesians
3:16-19).
In our busiest or calmest day, He is always within us,
desiring to lead us by His Spirit and to direct us to do His will. Yet, in the
hustle and bustle of life we often forget He is there.
We proceed through our day relying on our self-effort and
human reasoning, making our own plans without consulting Him first and carrying
them out with varying degrees of success.
We continue through life like this, enjoying the simple
pleasures and the fruit of our labor, forgetting that God has specific work for
us to accomplish for His purpose (Ephesians 2:10).
Then, we hit a brick wall and get the wind knocked right out
of us. We make accusations against God, calling Him unfair, unjust and
unloving.
We may even walk away from God with anger in our heart. We
do not realize that we are either reaping the result of our own choices or we
are experiencing the effects of Satan's lordship and sin's power in the earth.
When we walk away from God, we compound our problems. We
abandon our best friend, our most faithful ally and our loving Father who loves
to bless His children.
God is still waiting for us right where we left Him. He is
calling us to Himself and wanting to cherish us and direct us in His will and
purpose for our life.
Prayer:
Father God, when will we ever learn? Since you created us,
mankind continually walks away from You. Even with Your Spirit abiding within
us, we ignore You and do our own thing, making trouble for our self and living
as a poor example of Your child.
You are our loving Creator, Father, Provider and Protector.
Surround us with Your love and fill us with Your peace and joy. Submitting our
life to You as our sovereign Lord, we appreciate that You are just and
righteous in all of Your ways. Teach us to dedicate every moment of our day to
loving You in ceaseless praise.
Thought for the Day:
Our walk with the Lord starts at the cross and continues by living
in the center of God's will, which is the happiest place on earth.
