As last year started to draw to a close, I set a goal of having 200 blog posts for 2014. If you read my January 1, 2015 post, you know that I missed that goal by 1 post. While not overjoyed at having been just one short, I was able to wax philosophically.
This morning I realized that all too often my morning blog posts were all too often the only substantial time I spent with God all day. I found myself counting the number of consecutive days I had made an entry. What pithy phrase had I turned? What profound insight had I gifted upon humanity?
Many times at days end I could recall transgressions of the very nature my blog posts addressed. Thirty morning minutes did little to guide, direct, improve the other 23.5 hours of my day.
In the January 27 entry of My Utmost for His Highest, Chambers addressed the dailiness of life. "It is one steady encroachment all the time. . .these things will come in like a flood." Life crowds in. It quickly overtakes any a.m. revelation. There is no down time.
But Chambers reminds his readers of a defense of the relentlessness of life- "allow the Spirit of God to raise up the standard against it." We do not have the strength to stand up against life's onslaught. We do not have the wisdom to make correct life decisions. God is not only able, but also willing to do all that and more for us.
However, we cannot expect that to happen with just a 30-minute morning escape. Our days must be filled with short times of spiritual rejuvenation. Thoughts must be turned toward our heavenly Father multiple times.
God is our refuge and strength,
a very present help in trouble.
Psalm 46:1 ESV
"Very present" Right now. Close by. At hand. God should accompany us out of our prayer closet and into our cars, offices, and classrooms.
Chambers, Oswald (2011-05-01). My Utmost for His Highest, Classic Edition (pp. 18-19). Discovery House Publishers. Kindle Edition.
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