Dear God,
Colossians 3: 2-4 “Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.”
I find the above texts thought provoking, as I ask myself, ‘am I too focused on the things of earth; what I do, what I buy’? You know the balance that is right for each of us, according to our interaction with others and current income, etc. It seems to me, I could be very wealthy and have nice things, and not dwell upon them other than to be thankful for Your blessings. I could be very poor, and yet so bound up about what I did not have, and what others did have, that I was not focused upon heavenly things.
Father God, You have blessed me through the years; when suddenly a single mother of a young child, and later as a working single mother of an older child to adulthood. So many instances of people going out of their way to help and nurture with friendship and emotional and material support, come to my mind. I have decades of being blessed by You my God and Saviour, and by the people that I am privileged to know and call friend. The hard times or sickness are then transcended by the acknowledgement that I am in the care of the King of heaven, in all situations and circumstances.
Sometimes to my shame, I forget how it has been with You to me, and become overwhelmed with the sickness or adversity; but then You remind me that You will succor me and bring me through, if I will come and give You my heart and my sickness, burdens or worry. I thank You for the next Bible passage, for it has been so valuable to my passing through hard times. Matthew 6:33, 34 “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”
Thank You dear Lord, that in You I can indeed be dead to wanting the sinful things and alive in the love of Jesus, with the hope of a soon coming Saviour, as promised by You.
Amen