Have you ever established a habit that you’d been wanting to have for a long time… only to realize a few months later that the habit you had so diligently worked to do consistently is only a fading memory?
God has really done some awesome things in my heart the past two weeks. A couple of friends and I have been on a “prayer challenge” and God has used this time in prayer to change me.
I can say without question that I am in “as good of a place” as I have ever been. My fellowship with my Father has been sweet and constant. There’s only one thing that bothers me, and I’m not sure what to call it. Is it fear?
I’m “afraid” that I’ll stop getting up when my alarm goes off… That I’ll f ind other things to do in the morning… That I’ll begin to ignore the Spirit’s voice in my heart. I’m “afraid” that what’s happened the past two weeks might just be a “passing fad.” I’m “afraid” that it won’t be like this in two months, six months, or a year.
But… I don’t think this “fear” is actual fear. I’m not really afraid… but I am sober-minded. I’m aware that if I don’t get up when my alarm goes off tomorrow, I’m less likely to do it the following day. Not doing something today is the greatest hindrance to doing it tomorrow. My sober awareness of my own tendencies keeps me getting up.
My whole heart longs to be in this place for the rest of my life. But all I have is today. Today I will make a choice to do what I will want to have done in the future.
What do you need to do today?
“To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy…” Jude 24