“Don’t be troubled.
Trust in God. Trust also in me.” (John 14:1, CEB)
As I watch
television, I am always astonished at how incomplete the advertisers tell me my
life really is. They say that I am not living to my fullest potential by not
wearing a certain watch, driving a specific car, putting on a certain type of
cologne, or having six pack abs. Immediately, I will dismiss those commercials,
but subconsciously I still tend to look at myself in these terms. It comes to
light when I find myself wanting to be and look like a certain image. So, when
I don’t have, become or look like that image I get angry with myself and say,
“Something must be wrong with me.” It can a real issue for us when we want to
blame our failure on others. We blame them for not being able to obtain this
image.
So many
times, we put all of our trust into things that advertisers say that we need to
be complete. Sadly, when we do finally get them, it doesn’t take long for the
new to wear off, and we start searching for something else. Jesus seems to
point out that all of these things are nothing but trouble. Nothing in this
world can satisfy our internal need. The classic definition of insanity is
doing the same thing over and over but expecting a different outcome. Maybe it
is time to do something different. It is time to start trusting in someone who
is everlasting; then we can begin to live as we were truly meant to live.
IronMaker’s Daily Challenge:
Today, evaluate what is truly important in your life and what is not.
Make a change and go after what is important to you.
Prayer:
Lord Jesus, help
me to recognize what is really important in this life. Help me to trust you
more and more, day by day, moment by moment. Amen.
Dennis
Gossett
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