We don't usually consider such details. But tonight was different. Tonight was a rare time when all four of us could attend the Church service together. Then we remembered one small detail. Our heat system has been broken for days. Our only heat sources now are a kerosene heater and some electric heaters. If we left and turned them off, we would return to a very cold house. Leaving any of them on while we were gone was not an option, of course, due to safety. What would we do?
Since I have been battling bronchitis, etc. all week, I chose to stay at home, stay out of the cold air, protect my lungs and voice while making sure the house was kept safe and warm. I was not happy about missing the service but I knew it was for the best. I was reminded of how many times we walk away from our home, trusting a heat system for warmth until we return. We repeatedly take for granted what is so important in our home and lives.
I began thinking. How many times do we take God for granted? How many times do we walk away from Him in our lives with our choices, behavior, words or attitudes and never give Him a second thought? How many times do we believe that He will take care of us, keep us safe, protect and provide for us...yet never thank Him? How many times are we more interested in our lives than His love? Our schedules than His sacrifice? Our goals than His grace?
I hope that we will learn to focus much more on Him than ourselves. For what He has done, is doing and will do far exceeds anything else we know. He changes lives with His love. May we love Him enough to change our priorities to praising and pursuing a life with Him.♥~thl
"I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the Lord sustains me." Psalm 3: 5
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