Lately my devotional and prayer time with God has been Nil. I can't blame it on the Christmas season. It is my lack of realizing that God is the most important part of my life. I just go on day to day saying, "Tomorrow I will be better at reading my bible and praying." Tomorrow never comes. I hustle about trying to find the next big thing that excites me. For me that is the love of things...finding gems in the vintage world. The next big junking excursion or the next big find for the shop.
So this morning I decided to get up early and read my bible. I know if I don't do it then it usually doesn't get done. In my time with God this morning I felt God telling me to read Philippians 3. It says, (verse 7 and 8) "But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ." Wow, that really puts it in perspective for me. Everything is garbage compared to Christ. What am I living for? Things that are just plain garbage or not really important. But...God...yesterday I was living for garbage....how can I start new...how can I really live for you? (verse 13-14) "But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." I can forget yesterday and I can live today trying my hardest to live for God. Yesterday cannot hold me back. The rest of Philippians talks about those who are enemies of the cross. Those whose focus in not on God, but on earthly things. It goes on in verse 19, "Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is on earthly things." No, it's not wrong to have interests, hobbies, jobs and other things. It's only wrong when that is the center of our life. And honestly we all do it. I don't want you to feel guilty, but to forget yesterday...AND PRESS ON!
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