When the desire to go
AWOL hits, you need do the opposite and stay. We have God on our side. He’s our
refuge and strength. He promises to go with us.
Have you ever had one of those days where you would just
like to go AWOL? Absent without leave, absent without notice, far away, vanish,
gone, disappear! As much as “disappearing” sounds like the answer it’s not. There
will always be those situations in life that we need to get out of but that isn’t
the same as up and quitting and disappearing into nowhere.
Believe it or not at times to stay is a much better way to
handle life because no matter where we run off to life follows us. Even in
death life follows us into eternity into our choice of eternal destination of
Heaven or Hell.
Truly what makes it a better way is when we have God on our
side. Some might insert an argument here saying I wouldn’t feel like
disappearing if God was truly on my side. He seems to be working for the other
team!
STOP! Just stop right there and get off your pity party. God
is on our side. That does not guarantee us a smooth sailing, pain free,
wonderfully comfortable life. What it reassures you and I is a secure refuge and
enduring strength in Him. He is there to see us safely out of the tough
situations we get ourselves into not to escort us around the outskirts of
potentially hard times.
In other words, if we want to win our race we need to change
our direction and run to Jesus not elsewhere. Truly by our modification in our actions
we can change AWOL from absent without leave to “Always with Our Lord!” Amen?
Amen!
© 2012 Karen J. Gillett @ Pencil
Marks and Recipes Publishing
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