I've heard it said that if you are "comfortable" in your life, you aren't walking by faith. I know for a lot of us, life itself requires our faith just to make it day to day. Whether it's our relationships, jobs, bills, or health, we can be overwhelmed by life. I have to think though, at some point, that's what the devil wants out of us. We think the devil wants to completely obliterate us. And while that may be true, he can't. However, there are some things he does. I think our busy lives are cluttered with waste, worry, fear, and doubt. We can get so caught up trying to make it through our day, that the thought of Jesus dying on the cross draws hardly a glimpse of our attention. As I was praying during worship this morning during second service, I thought about all of the battles we fight first thing in the morning. Some of us get "punched in the face" by our situations before we can get our first coffee or brush our teeth. Some of us even go to sleep fearing the day to come. This night, when you go to bed, pray for the peace of God to rest in your hearts and calm the storms raging in your thoughts. Maybe ask the Holy Spirit to guide you in praying for someone else. Maybe try to think of the Cross and what it symbolizes when you first wake up. I can't help but think of 1 Corinthians 15:33-34. Those words changed me. Check it out!
If you don't own a Bible, go to BibleGateway.com. Passage search 1 Corinthians 15:33-34 in the New Living Translation.
