I am perplexed by the need that rises from within my being, but it is
there. My mind is a turmoil of visions and desires that confuse and
frustrate me. I am bombarded with conflicting thoughts that my psyche
denies because of moral and spiritual standards. Yet, I feel compelled
to traverse the standards in search of the immediate rather than relax in
the safety of the steadfast.
Mind you, that everything is not lost. Though the turmoil is still at the
fore, the ever-present moral and spiritual standards are never gone. They
are so well ingrained by both my upbringing and faith that for them to
disappear completely an utter catastrophic mental collapse would have
taken place.
There is in me a desire to always do the right thing—to always be on the
side of right. Yet I also have the wherewithal to do just the opposite.
Where does this propensity to do the wrong thing come from? Why am I
bombarded by forces that do not give me rest, rather unrest and turmoil?
To be sure, I would never know the good within me or anyone else without
having tasted and experienced the dark side of living. It doesn’t take
delving into the ominous side to be aware. Just looking around me I see
those that have given themselves over to the wrong side. I observe the
depravity and disparity that accompanies that life. It doesn’t matter
how much they mask their feelings and actions, the final outcome of their
lives all end the same—”I’m sorry that my life didn’t turn out better.”
All along it wasn’t the fates that moved their lives in that path, they
chose to live that life for themselves.
This reminds me of the story of a very rich man. He wanted, so much, to
gain entrance into a very private club. The only way that he would have
been allowed to enter that club was to sell everything that he had, give
it all to the poor, and follow the group leader. Well, the man went away
very sad as he just could not bring himself to follow that principle. He
made the choice to live the wrong way and forego the good life that leads
to heaven. Yes, this is the parable of the rich man that wanted to gain
heaven. The cost was too high. Or was it?
Constantly I am bombarded by desires that would take me the way of the
“rich man” only to realize that his way is not His way. That is the ticket
to fighting off the forces of evil and trouble. This is an act of faith
and only because a proper foundation has been laid does this faith live
and flourish.
It can live in you also. It can do better than that, it can turn your
life around form the wrong path into the path of light and satisfaction.
No promises here. I’m not saying it’s going to get easier. In point of
fact, it will get harder because you will be living the life of the
conflict you’ve never experienced with the former life. What I am saying
is that when the going gets tough and the voices of your mind tell you
that you are a fool to stick to the “goody-two-shoes path” you have an
ally that will never forsake you and never give up on you.
Jesus said, “I am come that you might have life and have that life more
abundantly.”
John 10:10.
Trust Him to do what He said.
John 3:17
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world;
but that the world through him might be saved.
John 3:18
He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that
believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the
name of the only begotten Son of God.
Those that follow the path of least resistance never have known Jesus.
They have chosen to ignore Him and go their own way. Sounds like the
rich man doesn’t it? Choosing Jesus and receiving His gift of a richer
and fuller life is so easy. And if you are ready now to take Him into
your life and let Him be on the throne of your life, just say this little
prayer but be sure it comes from your heart.
“Dear Jesus, I know that I cannot do this on my own, I need your help. I
willingly turn from the life I have been living to the way you have
offered. I want to have you on the throne of my life and have you help
me through the turmoil I have been experiencing. Come into my life Lord
Jesus. Amen”
Contributed by Kenn Francart.
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