So then, since we
have a great High Priest who has entered heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us
hold firmly to what we believe. This
High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same
testings we do, yet he did not sin. So
let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his
mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most. Hebrews
4:14-16
Some things are easy to do and hard to maintain. For example, I tend to be a pretty good time
manager. I have days, weeks, and months planned
so that I can get tasks done. Notice
that I said, “I tend to be good.” Every
so often, I get caught up into things that drive me to where I am not as focused
as I should, and as a result, my management of time goes awry. I will lose my place and things seem to not
be where it should be. However, when I
can sense things don’t look well, I devise a plan, and ask myself what I need
to do to get back on track. Then, I can
fight my way back to where I should be via taking out more time or rearranging
things.
This brings me to a situation we all can at times attest to;
losing our connection with God. I’m not
talking about feeling like God is not there.
It’s that feeling where you do not feel in sync with Him and His
will. You are off in your thinking, and
you react to things as if you do not even know He existed. It is at that point we need to figure out our
own plan. What disciplines consistently
connect us with God? What is ‘Plan B’ if
our normal ‘go to’ does not seem to work?
We should always be adaptive to changes in our lives to
ensure we stay connected with God. Now I
am not saying to change daily rituals like prayer and bible readings. However, we should be aware of when those
very things become ‘things to do’ and not ‘time to experience.’ Sometimes our rituals may become just that; a
ritual. It is not true connection with
God. For me, I look to connect with
people when things like reading the Bible becomes fruitless. It helps me connect with God because it
forces me to live out what He says, and that creates a connection when focusing
exclusively on His word is not working.
You see, God should be something we feel in our head, hearts, and spirit. We should gain knowledge through His word,
and experience His love for others as well as ourselves. Then, we must connect to our spirit through
church, friends, Bible reading and other means.
That is how we maintain a firm grip onto what we truly believe in; a
loving and forgiving God we are blessed to serve.
God is all knowing.
When you don’t feel connected with Him, trust that He knows that. Don’t fall into the helpless trap of ‘I’ve
fallen, and I can't get up!’ Remember
God is there even when you may not quite feel or see Him. Furthermore, know the great treasure that
awaits us once we have finished our race; our place in Heaven with Lord Jesus
Christ. So, let us hold firmly to this
belief. What signs tell you that you are
off track. When disconnected from
Christ, what’s your Plan B when Plan A doesn’t work? My prayer is that we continue to focus our
belief in Christ and not move to self-doubt as we move toward fixing our disconnect
with Him. Amen.
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