It has been about 3 weeks since my last post. I am embarrassed. I have let life take me over......again. I started my reading program back in January and did great for several months. Then, life started to creep in. It's not like I fell away from my faith, Satan is too smart for that. He just let the business of life start slowly creeping in. He knew he could not hit me all at once, I would see that coming. "First, let's get him busy at work. If I can get him stressed out at work, he will believe that he needs a break. A break for Kevin means time alone. If I can get him alone, I can get him away from God." Satan is very smart. He even used God to keep me away from God. "What?" you ask, "How is that even possible?" I'll tell you how. I spent last weekend speaking at a youth camp. This is something I truly love doing. I spent so much time preparing, that I had no time for just me and God. So many hours spent looking up scripture and memorizing skits, that my relationship with God started taking a back seat. When I got back from camp, back to the reality of life, I felt overwhelmed.
This morning I sat down and started studying the New Testament again. This will be the second time this year I have read it through. Guess who I met? Yup, Jesus. He was in there just waiting for me. He did not get upset with me, he just welcomed me back.
Does the daily grind of life take you over and ensure that you stay off track. I know I fall prey to that all too often. The traps of the devil are real, and he is smart. He knows that if he can steer you off course by just 1 degree, by the time you get down the road, you will be so far off course that it will take all your energy to get back. Stay on course, my friends. One degree is all it takes.
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