Clinging and Slacking

Do you remember when you were young, and as you would fall asleep, you would cling to a stuffed animal? Then in the morning the animal would be at the foot of your bed, maybe on the floor, or even clear across the room?

I've noticed that in many ways this is like one's relationship with God. One day, we're clinging to God, praying, reading the Bible, worshipping. The next, you're slacking. Not making the right choices, not praying, you skip the Bible.

Pretty soon, your whole life is like that. One day, your clinging; another you're slacking.

This is something I need to work on. I need to work on reading my Bible every day, praying more often, and stuff like that --- for me. I am getting better. I pray every night and every morning. I am praying more each day. Doing these things keeps me focused on what really matters.

What a lot of people do (and this is not a good thing) is they are only really close to God during hard times in their lives. Then, they go back to their old ways after the bad times have passed. It shouldn't be that way. We should be willing to pursue a relationship with God at any time.

God is pursuing a relationship with you all the time. It's just a matter of when you are ready to complete the circle.

God wants more than anything for you to know him as a Father. When you die, and you're standing at the gates of heaven, He wants to be able to say He knows you. And He wants to let you in.

But it's your choice, not His --- isn't that amazing? Are you going to gladly walk through the pearly gates? You decide; it's your decision, and the most important one you'll ever make.