Wandering = Dangerous

I have mentioned that from time to time I let my mind wander and that usually leads me into trouble. No matter how hard I try, I never can seem to escape it but that is a problem that I need to deal with when it comes to asking God for help because I still find myself trying to overcome things on my own. The problem is that I cannot take care of it on my own because I am not Jesus and I am not strong enough to resist the desires of the sinful nature on my own. Whether I am working for Christ or just trying to live a Godly life, I should strive to be as clean as possible when it comes to living life, if I get caught wandering in the middle then I am asking for trouble. It is like in baseball when a runner gets caught in "no mans land" they are caught between two bases in what is known as a pickle, there is no place for safety and they are surrounded on all sides by the opposing team trying to get them out. In the same way, I tend to get caught out in a danger zone without Christ and leave myself vulnerable to the attacks of the enemy. This is warned about in the bible as we are told to stand firm and put on the armor of God so that we can take our stand against the devil's evil schemes. I have not been doing a good job of this and I find myself in situations that I should never be in because I push the situation on my own until I back myself into a corner and make the wrong decision. By the grace of God, he has bailed me out several times from situations that I should have never been in because he cares for me and has a bigger and better plan for me. He just wants to know when I am ever going to fully listen to him.

Several times throughout the Bible we are told to be careful and to not test the waters with God because we cannot willingly sin because we know that grace will be in effect, we need to control ourselves and try our best to live a life that is pleasing to God. He does not want us on the fence, he wants us to be all in or all out because mediocrity is not good enough. We are reminded of this in Jeremiah 14:10 when it is stated, " This is what the Lord says about his people: 'They greatly love to wander, they do not restrain their feet. So the Lord does not accept them; he will now remember their wickedness and punish them for their sins.' " This is a warning that if we wander between God and the world, it will come back to bite us in ways we should never want it to. I have found that there are times when I wander out in the world because like Adam and Eve, you could say that I am curious and I want to know stuff that I do not need to know. I need to remember that if I were supposed to know it or experience it, then God would not speak out against it. There is a reason as to why he has set laws in place and it is not because he wants us to miss out on all the fun or because we have to be good, it is because he knows what is best for us and he made things special for us that others might not ever get to experience but are even more enjoyable and life changing then the ways of this world. It is such a tough concept to grasp but if we can take ahold of it and put it to use, then we should be able to work with God everyday to say no and avoid falling into the things of this world.

I hope you have all had an amazing day and I pray that God continues to bless you. Thank you for sticking with me even when I have not posted and for continuing to read. Please keep me in your prayers and thanks in advance for your prayers.

God Bless,

Joseph Robinson