When I've lost true compassion for my fellow man, when I look at him in his rags and no longer recognize and have reverence for the value of a beloved child of the Most High God, I've lost my way.
When I've become so brazen and fearless that just thinking about the God who created the universe and holds the power of life and death doesn't have the power to bring me to my knees, I've lost my way.
When my gains in life in power, position or possessions become so valuable to me that I couldn't give them up in an instant to obey the God who made them possible in the first place, I've lost my way.
When my own desires lead me down a path that knowingly conflicts with what the Judge Of The World has declared to be righteous, I've chosen to become willingly disobedient and defiant, so I've lost my way.
When anything has more meaning, becomes more important, more valuable, seemingly more powerful - when I allow anything to come in conflict with connecting with the heart of God, I've most certainly lost my way...
...Because it was for the singular purpose of intimate relationship with Holy God alone that I was created. And anything that conflicts with that purpose or His Holiness leads me lost.
Thank you God for this moment, for the opportunity of repentance and Your forgiveness...
When I've become so brazen and fearless that just thinking about the God who created the universe and holds the power of life and death doesn't have the power to bring me to my knees, I've lost my way.
When my gains in life in power, position or possessions become so valuable to me that I couldn't give them up in an instant to obey the God who made them possible in the first place, I've lost my way.
When my own desires lead me down a path that knowingly conflicts with what the Judge Of The World has declared to be righteous, I've chosen to become willingly disobedient and defiant, so I've lost my way.
When anything has more meaning, becomes more important, more valuable, seemingly more powerful - when I allow anything to come in conflict with connecting with the heart of God, I've most certainly lost my way...
...Because it was for the singular purpose of intimate relationship with Holy God alone that I was created. And anything that conflicts with that purpose or His Holiness leads me lost.
Thank you God for this moment, for the opportunity of repentance and Your forgiveness...
Lead me home.
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