Good Morning!! I was reared as a Christian, but for most of my adult life I used my disillusionment with the church as an excuse to do whatever I wanted. It’s funny how I never gave a second thought to exposing myself, almost daily, to the risk of death. I considered life a given,…mine, to be taken for granted, and used as I wished. My behavior, was as far from Christ as it was possible to be. I never denied that there was a God, or challenged Him with words,…but my living showed no sign of any belief in a Here-After. I was uncertain about what I "knew", and felt about God.
Always live as God’s holy people should, because God is the one who chose you, and he is holy.—1 Peter 1:15 (AAJB)
Although I considered myself spiritual, not religious,…I continued behaving unsaved,...that is until God called me. Though I had the material signs of success; career, education, status, house, and cars, something was missing. I discovered a hunger for God, and God’s people. I could not get enough, learn enough, and I understood things I never had before. I now see that God had been longing for me my whole life. I thank God for seeking me and pulling me back into the fold like the lost lamb I was. The peace and joy I feel every day is my own personal miracle.
We are created for relationship with our God,…who relentlessly seeks us.
Good Shepherd, help us to live each day as a gift from You. May everything we do be for Your glory. Amen.
“Make prayer your first response,…rather than the last resort.”
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