I - Trouble

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May 15, 2013

"I - Trouble"

Scripture Reading:
Proverbs 3:5(HCSBO) Trust in the LORD with all your heart,  and do not rely on your own understanding;

Devotional Reading:

Most of us suffer some sort of "I" monster at one time or another.  It seems there are different stages in life where the "Me, Myself and I" monster is a "rite of passage".  While I pastored in Montana, "I" joined a list of vices and destructive behaviors which are rights of passage.  But even the seemingly least selfish among us are sometimes selfish; or, at least, are selfish about certain parts of, or things in, our lives.  Whether it is someone with whom we are dealing, or perhaps we ourselves, who display the selfishness, we need to seek and trust in His guidance, before we look to our own understanding and say hurtful things.  Perhaps we're so used to doing things for ourselves we find it hard to give up some part of a job (including housework/yard work) because it won't be done "our" way. Then, when we get overworked, we exclaim, "I have to do all the work around here!"  Of course the other extreme is the one who cries and moans for everything gets it and then doesn't support it.  Maybe there are times when, not having heard from someone when you figure you should have, you take it on yourself.  And say, "I must have upset them; I must have done or said something wrong" -- forgetting completely that the person on the other end of the scenario just possibly might be busy, or might have more things to think about than when "I" should be answered.  Do we sometimes have "I" trouble when we look to God for assistance? Do we think that we are so important we should be dealt with now? Do we expect things to go our way? Do we think that we know what is best for us -- forgetting to trust in Him?

Keep the Son in your eyes,
Pastor Ben J Lahay 
Galatians 2:20