Days Like Today…
By: Kelley Hinson
I want to share with you my devotion for this morning. I woke up in such a negative mood. It seemed like I fought with every positive thought I tried to conjure up. I was reluctant to even sit down with the Lord because of the negativity that was poisoning my Sunday morning vibe. Yesterday was a good day and I was confused about what was so different. So, I sat down, prayed a silent prayer of mercy, and started writing to Jesus.
Sometimes, on days like today I think about this verse. I think about where I was compared to where I am. I know that I am not perfect, and I don’t claim to be, but where I was...I never want to be again. The thoughts, feelings, and hurts of the past have been left behind...or so I thought. They always seem to find their way back, attempting to dislodge my progress, my peace, and my faith.
On days like today, I don’t trust the thoughts that run through my head. I don’t trust the feelings that rise in my heart and constrict my throat. I don’t trust the voice that greets my ear as thoughts appear like ghosts in the unwelcome recesses of my memories. I simply think about who is speaking? Is it God’s voice I hear? No...it sounds a lot more like the serpent from the Fall of Man, whispering, “Did God actually say you were free...?”
Days like today always seem to follow some great truth about the Lord that I learned and absorbed. They cause me to doubt what it is, what it does, and what I am to do with it. It’s days like today that I battle. On most days, I feel like the 99, full of joy and full of God’s Spirit. But, on days like today, I feel more like the 1, full of doubt, wandering in the dark and fearing it. What do you do on days like today?
On days like today, you call on the Lord. You kick that serpent where it hurts the most...his pride. You hold onto the truths you know about your Creator and Savior. God will search for you (Luke 15:4-7; 8-10), He will not leave you, (Deuteronomy 31:6; Jeremiah 1:19; John 14:18; Matthew 28:20).
When you feel like this... “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your path.” The most important thing is not to let the negative voice lie to you and distort the truth about God’s presence in your life. Stand firm against the schemes of the devil...
