I am starting to see his leaves dry out a little bit. The soil is dry and lacking freshness. His friends Gunther the worm, and Samantha the bird keep a vigilant watch for danger for him now but Steve is getting weary. Is weariness a factor in stunted growth? Do we commonly allow our weakness to fabricate death within us?
I would like to say I don't but I think after some time of waiting and being unsatisfied I let my weakness control how I engage with God or if I engage with God.
This weariness is something I would think most people battle with, a "burning out" I think this is the first sign that your joy is your strength and not God's joy is your strength. Too often I rely on if I am joyful then I'll be strong when I think if we are in God's will being obedient then because that brings Him joy we will be strong.
Steve and I haven't spent much time together lately. He has been left at home, in cars, temporary housing. I've missed Steve. Even though he is near me all the time and constantly around me I haven't spent as much time in our relationship as before when I first got him. This is also a reflection of when I hear something from God. I will cling to Him for the first few weeks after that and then have a week where I just am out of sync because I tend to focus on my joy and the excitement then on the consistency of who God is and how he moves in me daily.
All the time beats one time every time.
Amen to this! I feel the same way at times. It's good to know that I am not the only who does this. I don't want to do just cling to him sometimes, I want to cling to him all the time and not become dependent on something that happened last week.
ReplyDeleteAll the time beats one time every time unless your asking for soil for your plant. All the time will bury it and it will die. One time will be just the right amount and bring health to your plant. That being said, one time is yours.
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