Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right
spirit within me. – Psalm 51:10
Seems like God has His work
cut out for Him – renewing a right spirit within me. There are times when I think I’m doing a pretty good job
of being Christian. I’m being nice, being helpful, going to church on Sunday
morning. Sometimes I think I’m good enough … right where I should be. I mean I
know I’m not perfect, so where I am
is good enough, right? I don’t need to learn more, or try more, or change more.
I am what I am.
It sure sounds easier and
more comfortable to think no more work has to be done. I mean, we’ve been
having to grow and change all our lives. There was the school years, and
landing a decent job years, then marriage and a house and babies and … and some
of us are just tired of the challenges and changes.
Somewhere, we have lost the
excitement and anticipation of learning and growing. Remember the lightbulb of
understanding going off when you discovered something new at school? Or
challenging yourself with something new at work and meeting that challenge and
succeeding in what seemed impossible? Everything from reading new and different
resources to going to new places and seeing new things on vacations, oh my yes!
As your eyes were opened, your mind also found new ways to enjoy life, embrace
life, praise this life.
Lord, please keep working on me. Every morning create
a clean heart in me and renew a right spirit that I might truly live life to
the fullest. Let me not be settled, satisfied, content to think I’ve seen and heard
and learned enough already. Keep challenging me to explore and wonder, look and
see, consider all possibilities. And to seek You in all these things. Amen.
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