Life certainly has a sadly funny way of trying to keep us from God. Whether it is because we sleep late and do not say our morning prayers, thereby neglecting our souls during the day, or being so tired we neglect our prayers at night, thereby neglecting our soul's ability to rest, and everything in between, it is so easy to neglect all that God has done for us and does for us always.
If we are Americans, we see our religious freedoms being tested more and more every day, and instead of praying to God, we fight our persecutors.
In the Middle East, our Brothers and Sisters in Christ fear for their lives daily.
That is just politics..
We no longer trust a beggar who seeks assistance, though I must admit it is hard to feel bad for someone begging for money when they wear a pair of sneakers that costs more than my food bill for two weeks. Again, life keeping me from God.
We take for granted those who love us, and seek approval from those who take us for granted. I should learn to love those who take me for granted regardless of their love, or lack thereof, for me. I should also never take for granted those who love me regardless of my failures.
I have been told I am now under grace, yet get chastised for not living to the letter of the law. All I wanted to do was have an image of a saint on my computer to focus on.
I don't know what hurts me more; knowing that I have to do better, or knowing that I can and am not doing so.
Pray for me please, if you can, and if you will.
