Day 12
Wow what a crazy last 3 days!!! I have been struggling to keep everything afloat, but I believe I have righted the ship.
Running has been a myth since Monday. It has been raining and now has turned cold. Although this afternoon looks promising for a good long run.
I have stumbled several times on my fast. Last night for example, I was cleaning in the kitchen and as I walked by the pizza rolls just popped one in my mouth. I have always been a grazer, and I just did it without thinking.
That made me stops in my tracks and realizes how many things we do in our daily lives that we never even think about. We hurt people and most of the time don’t mean to and furthermore never realize we do it. How many times a day do we hurt God’s feelings and not realize it. In reading today’s devotion, Col 3:1-2 says to set our mind on things above. If we have our mind on things above, then those little hurtful things we do will be more obvious to us.
I have let the world run me this week. My bible time has dropped off. My quite time has been almost nonexistent and will power for staying true to the fast has wavered. I am going to set my mind on higher things starting today. Will I stumble and fall yet again? Probably. But I will get up, ask for forgiveness, refocus my resolve and continue to grow. Sometimes we learn more in failure that we do in success. Hard lessons are always remembered.
My prayer today: Lord let me set my mind on higher things. Amen
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