If
I were to ask you to make a list of a hundred things you need to do to
please the Lord today, you could do it, couldn’t you? In fact, you
probably have so many spiritual “dos” and “don’ts” cluttering up your
mind that you’d hardly know where to start.
But
you can relax. I’m not going to suggest you make a list of them.
Instead, I’m going to help you simplify things by giving you only one:
Abide in Jesus.
The one
thing you’re truly responsible for is your union with Him. If you keep
your union and fellowship with Him intact, everything else will be taken
care of.
“But Gloria, I’m facing some big problems right now. My
life’s turned upside down. I’m so rushed I don’t know whether I’m coming
or going. I don’t have time to fellowship with the Lord today.”
That’s
when you need to do it the most! You need to maintain your union with
the Lord particularly when the storms of life come. I know that’s often
not easy to do. Whether the storm is a sickness in your body or
financial problems or family strife, the temptation will be to settle
your attention and your mind on that problem. You won’t even want to
think about anything else.
That’s what the devil planned on.
That’s the reason he sent that storm in the first place. To distract you
from fellowshiping with God. To draw your attention away from your
union with Him.
Don’t fall into the devil’s trap. Instead, keep
your thoughts and affections trained on the Lord. As you do that, the
force of faith will begin to flow out of you. And that flow will repel
every form of darkness. It will bring you in triumph through every
storm.
Fellowship with Jesus today.
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