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here are few things better than when
your life comes together.
Your relationships are good, your
job is going well, you’re faithfully
reading your Bible and the sin you’ve
struggled with seems distant.
There are seasons where our lives feel good, we are
grounded in our faith and bumps in our “spiritual
road” don’t bother us much.
Eventually, however, we will find ourselves
discouraged. This happens for many reasons and
it’s often because we begin to pull away from God,
believing that we need Him less.
The small bumps in the road seem to suddenly turn
into massive potholes.
Rehoboam is a perfect example of this.
As God blessed him and the people of Israel, they
became over-confident and arrogant as King Uzziah
had (2 Chronicles 26:16).
We, the Lord’s people, forget Him and His blessings,
and start to rely on ourselves.
We overestimate our own strength; acting as though
we are our own Superman, and we can tackle
anything alone. We essentially abandon God for what
we think is the best for us. Apart from God, we falter.
However, this doesn’t have to happen!
Creating consistency in our faith by intentionally
remaining in fellowship with God and His people can
steady us.
As we hit our stride and things begin to click,
remember to thank the One who has brought you to
this place of consistency.
If there is a steady stream of thanks and praise
coming from our mouths and minds, we will seldom
forget the One who is our Cornerstone (1 Peter 2:6).
We will not again begin the errant Superman
complex, but will remember that all good comes from
Him, and not us.
In Peace,
Travis Craver ’05/’11M
When the rule of Rehoboam was
established and he was strong, he
abandoned the law of the LORD,
and all Israel with him.
—2 Chronicles 12:1 ESV
BY
DR. TRAVIS
CRAVER
HSU CHAPLAIN
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