I had just moved into a new house and have many things that still need to be situated. One of these things is a cumbersome desk I used when recording and writing music. As the story began earlier in the week, it was downstairs, waiting on me to make a decision on where to put it. We then had plans to have people over on Friday night so we had no choice but to move the desk outside. The plan was to move it back the next day... but then I got busy and then lazy about it. Then... I remembered I was going to be in another town watching my parents house for them over the weekend. On Sunday night I was like, 'Ok, I really need to do something about this.' Monday morning I wake up... and it rained.
What this taught me about life:
Be careful what you leave out in the world... unprotected from the elements.
Sometimes, we put ourselves in unsafe or unhealthy positions or situations because, up to that point, we haven't made a decision where to stand.
Sometimes we know what we ought to do, but because we have other concerns and such we put off dealing with a certain situation. Then, the rain falls down and we wish we had protected ourselves from the elements of this world/ protected our hearts.
Sometimes it's a struggle. We're dealing with something and we just haven't made the decision to say no yet. Then, days go by and our decision is still unmade. As a consequence, our hearts get pulled in the wrong direction, not necessarily because the struggles are too big, but because we never decided we were going to fight against them in the first place.
He has so much in store for us, but if we continue carelessly going through life we will continue to be at the mercy of the effects of the world.
Something to think about:
What are we leaving unguarded? What decision/s do we need to make? What truths do we need to finally accept?
We are His, created with care and for a purpose. We are Loved and cherished. It's not our past that matters... it's our future with Him - and we can help that by accepting the presents He has for us now: grace, forgiveness, healing, strength, wisdom, guidance, victory.
I pray that now is the moment we make the decision.
Prayer:
'Lord, guide me through each moment. Search my heart and let me know what needs to be offered up to You that I may be holding back. Help me to understand that I am Yours, that I am precious in Your sight. Help me to recognize the lies that I may be believing. Help me to stand when my own strength tells me it's easier to just buckle. Father, I am Yours. Heal me of the wounds I am carrying. Help me to walk in confidence. Help me to continue nourishing on Your Word, walking in Your presence and living in Your Love. Father, I love You. In Jesus' precious name, amen.'
