I Missed Yesterday

I missed doing this blog yesterday. I was learning something new. I was being taught how to organize my work on the computer.

I can now create a folder!!

That may not seem like much to many of you, but to me it's a big deal.

I also learned how to use one of those flash drive thingies that you plug into a USB port!!

Wow! Even if I don't know anything else, I can really use the words, can't I?

Seriously, it was fun to do and I hope that I can remember all I was taught.

I'll probably have to be reminded along the way, especially if I don't do these tasks at least occasionally, so that I can remain proficient at performing them.

It's a lot like the teachings of God. So much of what we learn we do not put into practice as a regular part of Christian living and we forget that we are to do these things for our good and Christ's glory.

Forgiveness, for example. In The Lord's Prayer, Jesus taught us to pray, "and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us."

We remember to ask God to forgive us, but we don't practice forgiveness of others enough and it becomes almost as if we have forgotten that God requires us to forgive.

And so we have to be reminded to forgive others.

Specifically thankful prayer, for another example. We seem to remember very well how to outline our needs and desires when we go to God in prayer but when it comes to being thankful for all He has done, the best many seem to be able to do is to use a few generic words about "thanks for my blessings."

How much better it would be for us to be specifically thankful for the blessings, and generically ask God to meet our needs.

It's a matter of practice. And being reminded.

And, just as I can get better at operating a computer in all its intended ways if I practice, so we can all get better at the Christian life if we practice it.

God calls it sanctification, or growing to be more like Jesus, or being conformed to the image of His Son.

There's nothing better on earth to desire to get better at than being like Jesus.

Please pray. For revival. Everyday. Many times a day. God will give it. Let's just be faithful to keep praying for it.

In His Love
Walter