Falling Away

Isn't it funny (maybe not funny ha ha, but funny sad) how when we get busy with life, God seems to fall by the wayside. Or maybe it's just me. Since Ian's been home for summer holidays, I've been busy with him and the kids, and my God time has just about vanished.

I heard something on the radio this morning that really struck a chord with me. It was about how there has been a shift in Christian circles in the past few years from "How can I serve God?" to "How can God serve me?" We focus on how can God bless us, help us, take care of us - all of which are true - but our focus should be on what we can do for God regardless of our comfort or circumstances.

I feel so blessed. I've felt that way for a long time. Things are going well with my family. I have two healthy children, a wonderful, loving husband, a hobby/job that are doing very well, great in-laws, great friends. We are financially stable for now. We have a nice house, two cars, lots of neat stuff. I get to be a stay-at-home mom. What more could I ask for? God has truly blessed us. So I start to wonder when the shoe is going to drop, so to speak. How long can this last before disaster strikes? I know there will be hard times in our life, but I feel like we're tempting fate (?) by having it so good for so long. I know in my head that God doesn't work that way, but I still think that disaster can't be far around the corner.

So then I start to reason that if I spend more time with God, maybe He'll keep blessing us. And if I start to slide, then He's going to punish me by making something bad happen. That's the legalistic side of me. It is so untrue. God wants to bless His children. I need to stay close to God not because of what He'll do to me if I don't, but because I love Him and He deserves my time and devotion, regardless of my circumstances.

Okay, so I now resolve to spend time with God during this busy summer. I will make Him a priority because He is worthy of it. He should be the most important priority in my life. I will honour Him as He deserves.