Under the sun
In my quest to take the life of Jesus as a personal example of the life I should live, I am so much more aware of every step I take, every action, every word (and yes, I fail, on a minute by minute basis). My heart aches because I want to do more for Him. I want to teach my children to live for Him. At times, I feel like I am floundering. I feel like my life is too….busy…..or crowded, or…. I don’t know. I am at a new phase in my life where my desire is to be a much better steward of God’s precious gift to me. He gave us this earth, He gave us our children, our homes, our bodies. I read and research and learn from the Bible, from others who are like minded. I am getting sick of stuff and the way it interferes with having a relationship with Christ.
God has motivated me to wake early every day to spend time with Him, reading His word. This is the first time in my six precious years as a follower of Him that this habit has formed into a consistent pattern in my life. This has been a wonderful thing. I was ready to dig deeper, to learn more.
In an answer to this desire to go further with my faith and actions, with the desire to cut consumerism and be a better steward, God gave me this passage from the bible this morning. It was a confirmation.
“And I saw that all labor and all achievement spring from man’s envy of his neighbor. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
The fool folds his hands and ruins himself. Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind.” Eccl. 4:4-6God, I pray for wisdom and awareness. I pray for the ability to responsibly care for the rich blessings you have bestowed upon me. Father God, I love you and I thank you for every gift, and I pray to share your love with eeryone I encounter and beyond. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
