Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Lord, ‘they’ must live unfulfilled, anxious lives, up one day, down the next. You won’t find their picture in the dictionary under “steadfastness.” And if I don’t follow You wholeheartedly, I could easily end up like ‘them.’ The psalmist identified ‘them’ as “having divided loyalties” (Psalm 119:113). The New Testament calls them “double-minded” people (James 1:8). These are not bad people. You know their hearts are in the right place, it’s just when facing mountains in their life, or a situation that is greater than they are and threatens to overwhelm them, their faith struggles and questions if You will do what You have promise? They’re much like the desperate father in Mark 9 who cried to You, “Lord, I do believe. Help my unbelief.” We can’t kid ourselves. We’ve all been there. Lord, when I’m double-minded, am I tying Your hands?
Lord, protect me from becoming one of ‘them.’ Help me be like the psalmist, imperfect as he was—and I most certainly am too—fall in love with Your Word. May Your Word, Your sacred Scriptures, come alive in my heart to believe without doubting You are who You say You are and will do what You say You will do. One of Your great attributes is “faithfulness.” I desire the same. Help me develop steadfast faith to believe Your promises, no matter what I see or feel.
To live a peaceful, fulfilled life, I will trust You, Lord God. Amen.
THANKFUL 
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