Last night, I remembered that I
had put a load of laundry in and didn't put it in the dryer. As I approached the
washer I found myself saying "Oh Lord, please don't let these clothes have
soured!" I flipped open the washer, and immediately Thanked God that they hadn't
soured. Its difficult to get the 'stink' out of those soured clothes. It
occurred to me, I have never thanked God for that one before. How often can our
lives be that way? We forget to do that tedious task, or we sit idly too long
in our walk with Christ and we become 'soured'. All the work and effort you put
in at first is all wasted, unless you can catch it fast enough and it hasn't had
time to sour; and sometimes its all the things we do and fail to get
accomplished. For others its simply that they are bogged down by all the 'souring' in
their lives.
Lamentations 3:22-23 "Because of the Lords great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness"
Our Faithful, Loving, Merciful heavenly Father does not want us to feel consumed. All of the areas in our life that have soured and grown stagnant - God can refresh with His new mercies, every morning. Sometimes we simply need to rewash the load, starting all over - but we cant let the loads of life pull us down. We just have to pick up and move on.
Hebrews 12:1-2 "Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God."
I don't know what 'load' in your life has 'soured', but Let God make it anew for you today. Don't allow yourself to get entangled in these things. You just persevere by fixing your eyes on Jesus, just as He did for you.
~ Submitted by Jeni Morelock
Lamentations 3:22-23 "Because of the Lords great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness"
Our Faithful, Loving, Merciful heavenly Father does not want us to feel consumed. All of the areas in our life that have soured and grown stagnant - God can refresh with His new mercies, every morning. Sometimes we simply need to rewash the load, starting all over - but we cant let the loads of life pull us down. We just have to pick up and move on.
Hebrews 12:1-2 "Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God."
I don't know what 'load' in your life has 'soured', but Let God make it anew for you today. Don't allow yourself to get entangled in these things. You just persevere by fixing your eyes on Jesus, just as He did for you.
~ Submitted by Jeni Morelock
