Today was a strange day…
I slept in. I hate sleeping in, but I find myself, more often than not, hitting the snooze button a lot more than what’s necessary and developed a nasty habit of just going back to sleep. Because of this, I missed my devotion time, my prayer time, and most of all, just my alone time with God. However, I found the day to be absolutely beautiful and having very little difficulty getting ready for work as I just accepted that my normal “alone time” just wasn’t going to happen because I woke up late. When I got out the door, with a hot cup of coffee in hand, I was 10 minutes earlier than I normally am. I had plenty of time to get to work without having to drive like a maniac.
The rest of the day went…GREAT! Odd as it sounds. I know, I know…a lot of folks in this mode of thinking would say that they missed their quiet time and so the rest of the day was “off.” Well, I’m not going to say that I didn’t have that initial conviction…it was there. But all in all, it was a good day.
I guess because I was in the mode of looking for Christ, opportunities came up today I may not have seen before. Ways of pointing to Jesus that wasn’t just coming from a “good ole boy” but real issues that Christ looked at and gave stern warnings for. Things like “beware the leaven of the Pharisees” (Matthew 16). I was also able to share the verse that made me realize what it meant to actually know Christ and make him Lord of my life (Matthew 7:21-23). I also was able to share how God is a God of second chances, and third, and fourth and even fifth chances, not that we should tempt Him, but that we should remember He is gracious, no matter how stupid or sinful we are. Aren’t our loved ones blessed, aren’t we blessed, that when we would normally give up on a person, God says, ” here’s another chance, oh yes, and if they screw this one up, I’ll give them another.” Praise God for His mercy.
I reflected on how easy it was, to wake up and just go, and have a great day, and the appeal that most Christians have just to run out the door as quick as we have what we “need.” Not often do we think that the real NEED went sufficiently ignored, in fact, probably not even thought of. Isn’t it easy to think the next day will be just as good, and the next, and the next? Soon we are just running out the door everyday, asking the Lord to bless the day (and fooling ourselves that this is enough). Maybe, this is the danger of complacency. It sneaks up on you, one day you are serving the Lord, praying for people, having quiet time, genuinely caring for folks, and the next, it’s okay to excuse one ignored area of your life for another…the next…your soul is struggling to catch up with you as you’re running out the door.
Be diligent church, be diligent to run the race as Paul encouraged us too (1 Corinthians 9:24). Let us stop being complacent.
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