Keep My commands and you will live; guard My teachings [like] the apple of your eye. Proverbs 7:2 NIV Bible
This morning, I was thinking about how the Lord God cares for me like the apple of His eye. When I was overwhelmed by unsuccessfully trying soooo many different diets over most of my life, I prayed to the Lord and said, "Lord God, I give up! I can't do it! If You ever want me to be thin, You'll have to do it, because I can't!" It was amazing, the Lord God took the urges to eat large amounts of food, and oodles of sweets away from me that very afternoon. It always surprised me, because I was praying, because I expected the Lord to do something for me, I was just praying because I was giving Him notice that I was giving up on diets, because I couldn't do it.
But the Lord God healed me from my many compulsions, like I'm the apple of His eye. But do I treat the Lord, in return, like He's the Apple of my eye? Do I do the things He wants me to do? If the truth be told, I have failed Him miserably! I haven't shared my faith in Jesus Christ, on several levels. I'm reluctant to share my faith in the One, Who gave His life on the cross for me, with others, for fear of one thing or another. I have gotten so involved in other projects, that my posts on this blog have gotten spotty, at best. But shouldn't I be keeping His commands, and His teaching like the apple of my eye?
Shouldn't I be praying for the willingness to share my faith with others I meet, despite all my fears of inadequacy, or fears of offending others? Shouldn't I make sure that I ink out enough time, to make sure there are more consistent posts, telling people about the amazing things the Lord God has done for me? Instead, I hide behind one reason or another, and put my love for the Lord on a dusty old bookshelf, instead of sharing my faith in Him like the apple of my eye. I need His forgiveness, for I tend to be too self-absorbed, and don't do His will. Fortunately, when I pray for His forgiveness, He always welcomes me with open arms, and He will do the same for you, if you let Him!
