Great is Thy Faithfulness

Day 2:
I hope you accepted my challenge yesterday to join me on this journey to commit the next 100 days, wrapped in God’s word with open ears to hear Him and an open heart filled with obedience to Him. I’ve chosen to use a wonderful devotional book written by Larry Burkett called ‘Great is Thy Faithfulness’ to search the scriptures. I will use each day’s devotional scripture to guide me but I have no specific road map to follow. We will just see where the Lord takes us. Today we read in 2 Timothy 2:15 that I am to “be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, handling accurately the word of truth”. Don’t guess we could have picked a better place to start! What is the Lord saying and why would we start here?
Yesterday I said that I committed so much to my work and not enough to the Lord and I wanted to change that. He is clearly saying that I need to be as careful to present myself as well to Him as I would be to my employer. Have you ever had to go to the boss’s office, knowing you have made a huge mistake and knowing you are going to be in big trouble? I have in years past when I worked for someone else. It felt terrible and I just wanted it to be over. But I also feel ashamed if I don’t give the Lord my best. I don’t want to feel ashamed before God so I just don’t commit to Him. I’ll just avoid the subject and not have one more thing to feel bad about. After all, there’s enough pressure in life right now, right? Who needs that extra burden? Sounds like a simple solution to me. Except that avoiding God doesn’t work. There’s no lonelier feeling than to walk through life without a close relationship with Him. I know well, I’ve been there. But the solution isn’t difficult it just takes DISCIPLINE. Oh no, not the ‘D’ word! I think I’m already getting a glimpse into the root of the problem. The Lord requires commitment from us and commitment only comes from a disciplined lifestyle filled with Bible study and consistent prayer. Oh dear, I have a suspicion that we’re going to be spending a lot of time talking about discipline. This could be a rough 100 days! But stick with me. I know that the end will be well worth the means! I’ll see you tomorrow as we journey with the Lord to discover his wonderful plans for us.