After a lengthy break from blogging, I am attempting to return. Life is so full of distractions! I am so distract-able, oh... is that chocolate over there? I seem to fall into this pattern of chasing the Lord with the determination of a marathon runner, then seeking fulfillment through the world...the world's people, places, things, and ideas. Sometimes for a week, sometimes only a few minutes, but still...
Too long away from my Lord, and I am filled with a feeling that is not pleasant and not easy to describe. Just blah! and Ugh! and tired! and questioning...what is this all for anyway?
Reminds me of the book of Ecclesiastes...
“Meaningless! Meaningless!”
says the Teacher.
“Utterly meaningless!
Everything is meaningless.” (Ecc. 1:2)
Maybe it's because I am sometimes prone to feelings of depression. Maybe it's because I actually need God all the time! I cannot live off of bread and water alone, but I need the Word of God in my life.
I need the presence of God in my life.
I need the peace of God in my life!
Would you like the peace of the Lord's presence in your life? What are you chasing of the world? Is it of eternal value? Read Ecclesiastes this week to find out the answer to this meaningless-ness.
Lord, help me to keep my eyes on you! Let me not forget your benefits. You are Jehovah Shalom, The Lord our peace. Let me rest in your peace today and forever! Amen.
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