Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Not Always Comfortable

Last night we camped out in our back yard in a tent. It was an interesting time. The air mattress my wife an I were using went flat in the night. Our dog, having never seen such a thing before was jumping around inside so we had to lock her in the house. We had difficulties getting the bedding ready to begin with and it was very late by the time everything was settled. And our daughter kept rolling toward off her mattress on to our. When I woke up the three of us were buried in a mound of comforters and sleeping bags, warm and toasty but on the hard ground beneath the tent. That hard ground made for not so comfortable a bed. But we made it through the night.

Thinking about it this morning I came to realize that our lives and our walks with God are much like that. We have plans, but then life happens, and we make it through as best we can. But our physical bodies may not enjoy the experience. We may have to endure some things.

2 Timothy 2:7 Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.
8 Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel:
9 Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.
10 Therefore I endure all things for the elect’s sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
11 It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him:
12 If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:

I realize that Paul was talking about something more significant than camping out. But we can look at our lives and we can see what are those things that He has put in our lives for us to endure, that we may be perfected. In my life there have been many things that did not go as planned. But God has never failed me or my family. He has always carried us through. He always will. Sometime our spiritual warfare is just enduring this moment.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our True King. We love You, and we desperately need Your kingdom here in our lives. Bless the name Yahuah. Send us today Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our sins, Father. We are weak. We need Your strength. We love Your commands, and we long to walk with You. Heal up our hearts and minds. We need Your healing touch. Deliver us from the enemy that is stealing from us and crush his work in our lives. Show Yourself strong on our behalf. We ask these things in the name of Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.