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Time is Ticking Away

I need to admit that this morning (as many mornings), I did not feel like cracking open my Bible or getting in to God’s word.  I have a very hectic schedule today and yesterday ended up turning into a marathon day.  I have to be out of the house by 7:30-45ish – and I like my sleep!!!!  God really convicted me last night that I needed to be sure that my alarm was set and that I got up and read the Bible.  If the alarm wasn’t going to be good enough, at 5:30, my youngest daughter fell out of bed.  She is fine- but the start and the rushing across the house to get her, definitely woke me up. 

It is so easy to say, “I am too busy to do devotions today”, or “I just pray through the day” or my favorite, and most used excuse, “God knows my heart”. 

Hosea 10:12 and 13 “Sow for yourselves righteousness, reap the fruit of unfailing love, and break up your unplowed ground; for it is time to seek the Lord until he comes and showers righteousness on you.  But you have planted wickedness, you have reaped evil, you have eaten the fruit of deception.  Because you have depended on your own strength and on your many warriors.” 

Have I been depending on my own strength to get me through the days?  When I don’t do my devotions in the morning, I am not giving my time to God.  I used to think, “I will do them at night”, “I will get to them later in the day”.  That later or night time devotion time never seemed to actually happen.  I find time to check my email and my Facebook, but not always time to check my heart.  I find time to check in with my work, my friends, my family, but it has always been a struggle to check in with my God.  The night time devotions may work for some, but for me, I find myself not relying on God and His power through the day until I am reminded to do so. 

How then, am I going to be sowing righteousness when I can’t even be sure that I am going to be picking my Bible up every day?  How am I going to do things relying on God’s strength instead of my own, when I haven’t asked God for strength?  What am I doing if not trying to “run the good race”.  Can I honestly say from Hebrews 4:7-8 “I have fought the fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the fait.  Now there in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day- and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.”? 

Luke 12:31 “But seek His kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.”

So, here I am, 20 minutes after I started this devotion, and I am done.  I didn’t spend more time thinking about it than actually doing it.  I did it and now my heart, my head and my priorities are properly in line.  I have found a way that I am to be kept accountable, through this blog.  I know that even if no one reads it, I need to post for the main reason that I am making sure that I do it every day.  I encourage everyone to find a way to keep themselves accountable.  It is so easy to talk the talk and to look the look of a Christian and even to seem like I am walking the walk, but if I am truly seeking His kingdom, walking the walk should not always be easy for me, I need to work at it.  Not everyone chooses the straight and narrow, it is too scary for some, many choose the wide and winding road because it looks easier and they can walk next to their friends. 

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