Even Though...

With the recent turn of events in my life, I have decided that I need to stop pussyfooting around God and re-COMMIT to TRUSTING Him and living according to His Word.

Of course, I'm not perfect, so I'll fail along the way...that is simply the inevitability of being human. But I am definitely going to give it my BEST effort.

Although I attend church approximately fifty out of fifty two Sundays a year, my devotion to God's Word has been lacking. So I figured that the first thing I would re-COMMIT to is studying His word...DAILY.

This morning during my study I read the entire book of Habakkuk. Gotta admit...that's not too grand of a feat considering that the entire book only consists of THREE chapters...three VERY SHORT chapters. Habakkuk is one of those "hidden gems" in the Bible. Not too many sermons get preached from that book, but if God has it in there, He has it in there for a reason...so it's just as important as all the others.

What was clear to me from this morning's reading was that we are to worship the TRUE and LIVING God versus idols and carved images.

Then, as I got toward the end of Chapter 3 were the words that I believed God wanted me to hear on this day. They came from Chapter 3 verses 17-19 and read as follows:

"Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls,
yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will take joy in the God of my salvation.God, the Lord, is my strength; He makes my feet like the deer's; He makes me tread on my high places."


I greatly needed those words. What they said to me were basically this: Even when I have NOTHING...God is still greatly to be praised, and He is my strength (when I feel that I have none.)

So even though things may appear to be a total loss (if y'all only knew what I'm facing right now)...I will continue to praise God.

I needed that word today!

On a separate note...I have re-committed myself to attending Bible study as well. I went tonight and received a great lesson on "what blocks prayers." Lord knows, the LAST thing I need is for my prayers to be blocked...so that lesson was RIGHT ON TIME.

Now, Let the DIALOGUE begin: For my fellow Christian brothers and sisters out there...aside from The Bible, what is your FAVORITE spiritual book? I need to to more "Christian reading" but I'm not quite sure where to start.

Talk to me!

Til next time