"The great enemy of the life of faith in God is not sin, but the good which is not good enough. The good is always the enemy of the best." (Oswald Chambers)
If self interest is my main concern, then any "good" that I do will not be good enough. Indeed, the focus on this may keep the good that God wants for me from coming through.
The whole key is selfless living, getting my self out of the way, and concentrating on faith in God and His will. But there are so many things in my life that need my attention, and don't I have the responsibility to attend to them?
I try to focus on God each morning through my Chambers' reading. If I do this first thing while I am fresh, I can concentrate on God and His will for me that day, and the whole day goes better.
But look at today, I was up at 5:30 to go get my grandson on Jekyll, take him to a track in Brunswick for a track workout, take him back, then go by the church, and then home. I finally got to my study around 9:30 and then got sidetracked by a couple of other issues. The concentration was hard and my mind was distracted.
Don't get me wrong, I wanted to do all those things, and I enjoyed the time with Sawyer. Life is just full of "things" and concentration on God is hard sometimes. I tend to think of what I need to do and see it as what God wants me to do. Sometimes they may be the same, but quite possibly not.
The need is for me to get out of the driver's seat and listen to what God says are my real needs.
My real need is Him. I know it but struggle with it each day.
Another cry for Help. Help!
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