You could not tarry one hour
This is what I was hit with as I set here in my deer stand. I have this most peaceful and glorious opportunity to spend with the Lord and I’m delivered with this thought.
As I set in my stand I continually talk with the Lord as I’m here. I have a great opportunity to visit with the king most high, our creator. I think of him and talk to him but distractions still arise.
Now think about this for a minute! I’m in one of the most peaceful spots a man can be and still distractions arise to take me from my Father.
I’m in my stand I get text from others even the other hunters I’m sharing the hunt with and the near misses and sightings and the interruptions of other lil creatures. Along with the excitement of taking a trophy or just meat for the table, but as I set here I continually have distractions.
The Lord shows me you could not Tarry but one hour, as he spoke to the disciples in the garden of Gethsemane. It reminds me of the Bible study I had done over the book by Larry Lea, “you could not Tarry but one hour”. It will transform your life when you keep it on the forefront of your mind.
We soon forget all we learn if we don’t keep all he has given us in wisdom on the forefront of our minds. In this deceptive broken world we are incapable of this. The only way we will ever achieve this is when we submit daily to him. Yield our lives over to him. We must continually die daily as Paul stated he must do. We have to wake each day and talk with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
If we don’t stay in the Word daily. If we don’t stay in prayer daily (continually). If we don’t fast regularly. WE WILL GET SUCKED BACK INTO THIS BROKEN WORLD! We must always seek first the Kingdom of God. Become Christlike as he has taught us. We have the keys to the Kingdom, why not use them.
I know , I know, the distractions of this world. We all have them. Jesus had them! No we are not Jesus but he resides within us. He gave us all the tools he had. Just gave them to us. He loves us! Do we truly love Him? Do we?
I know it’s hard I struggle with all this just the same. I preach to Myself more than anybody. This is prolly more for me than anyone. He just is teaching me that I must rid myself of these distractions of my life and commitment to him more than anything else. I love Him yes but still get distracted by work and love and family and possessions and on and on. That’s this world we live in. Broken!
Father please keep me grounded. Holy Spirit keep me on track and never let me be completely caught off guard and distracted. Jesus thank you for you love and sacrifice and all you have given me. You have given me the keys please help he to have the wisdom to use them, help me to walk in Christlikeness, help me to Tarry not just an hour but for the rest of my life.
