(December 8, 2014)
There
is a perilous balance that each of us seem called to walk – one that is
referenced in these chapters. When the
Lord blesses us, we are tempted to find ourselves full and desert the Lord. When the Lord gives us adversity, we are
tempted to harden our hearts and resort to sin to acquire what we believe we
need. There is a razor’s edge of safety,
and this area (almost a strait and narrow path, if you will) must be constantly
enlarging for us to find our way back to Him.
We need to remain grateful to Him more in our
blessings. We need to remain diligent to
Him more in our adversity. We need to
allow the Lord to give us both – blessings and adversity – as He sees fit
without us falling apart in the process. When this razor’s edge decreases in size, it
can eventually reach a point where neither blessings nor adversity permit us to
hear the Lord’s voice (I have seen this happen, sadly). But to be able to fully commit to Him
regardless of whether He is in that moment blessing or chastening us (and they
really are both blessings) must be the goal.
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