Leakage

   "Never allow the dividing up of your life in Christ to remain without facing it. Beware of leakage, of the dividing up of your life by the influence of friends or of circumstances; beware of anything that is going to split up your oneness with Him and make you see yourself separately." (Oswald Chambers)

   I have a friend here that I play golf with at least once a week, and when I say friend, I mean that but I also mean a friendly competitor, because we love to beat each other on the course. One of the things I hear him say on the tee box, as a tee shot sails somewhat to the right is "leakage".

   Now the connotation on the golf course is that the shot is pretty well hit and is kinda straight, but then it slides off to the right side. Not a downright slice, which really goes right, but just a shot that is not quite straight. Not a bad shot, but just not great, a playable shot but not what the driver was looking for.

   I can have that kind of Christian life also. A life that is pretty straight down the middle, but then leaks off to one side or the other. This life may even look good to those folks around me, but I know, as I watch the trajectory, that it is missing the target area.

   What does Chambers say about this leakage? He quotes Matthew 11:28 where Jesus says "Come unto Me", as the cure for this missing the mark.

   Are you disappointed? Come unto Me

   Are you frustrated? Come unto Me

   Are you almost on the straight track but not quite? Come unto me

   Abiding in Christ is the answer to all the questions, and I know it, but it is hard when you miss that 2 foot putt.