No, I don't have steady income yet. The title reflects a Bible character not an employee's desire. Each day is new for us all, God intends it that way. But also each day gives us time to reflect on the previous day or days of our life.
As I great each day I start with prayer & time in The Word. This puts everything in perspective, then I check out the news. Oh My Goodness!! I want to crawl back into bed. This world is on a steeper decline each day. The words of Paul in 2 Timothy 3:1-5 ring true everyday! Perilous times are here! Men, meaning all mankind, does love themselves over anything else. They love money! Their boasters! Their proud! Their blasphemers! Their disobedient to their parents! Unthankful! Unholy! Unloving! Unforgiving! Slanders! Without self-control! Brutal! Despisers of good! Traitors! Headstrong! Haughty! Lovers of pleasure rather than God! And the world just can't see it. I see many of those qualities in myself, I hate my flesh and cannot get away from it. It is a second-by-second, minute-by-minute battle that rages every day! Every new day! And yet I sit quietly, trying not to burst wide open with rage!
The reason I can sit quietly is due to The Helper, The Holy Spirit. He guides me, calms me, directs my path each day. How do people cope without knowing God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit? (well, "alcohol & drug abuse" is now understood). Trying to find comfort without The Comforter? I could do a lot of extra work and "copy / paste" web links to point out the troubles in this world, but I don't want to be another "news website". That's really all they do, post links to what someone else is reporting. Yet the decline is out there for all to see.
The best path for me is to focus on the 190 lb. mass that I have been given. Take care of that first and don't concern myself with everything else. That's a tall order. I have a difficult time with Paul's list inside myself, much less trying to change the world, ("impossible" is now defined too). So I sit like Job did.
Granted, I continue on with life. Seeking income with abilities I have been given. Encouraging other's to stay the course. Praying for the needs of others. Reading & studying The Word, (always some new fact / truth pops off the page and smacks me!). Knowing that in eternity, all this will seem so trivial and short lived. Knowing that one fact is a tremendous comfort.
That's how I cope!!!!
Stay the course that you are on! It will get worse before it gets any better, but the trials will be short compared to eternity in Heaven and on the New Earth!!! Chew on that today!!!!
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