Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
Last night, I did something I have ignored for far too long. I opened my Bible without any idea of where I was going or what I was going to read. This used to be my favorite way to read scripture, allowing my fingers to fan through the pages until it was time to stop, run my fingers down the page and then read. This was last night’s passage, from 2 Corinthians 4:16-18.
I might need to stop reading right before bed because it tends to set my mind racing. There are so many ways I could apply this passage to my own life. Wasting away is exactly how I felt when I was away from God, ignoring my need for spiritual nourishment. It was like the fog of hunger, the longer it had been since I had spent time in prayers, the more unsettled I felt but it finally got to the point where I felt as though I lacked the energy to do the one thing I knew would make me feel better.
I allowed my business to become my priority in life and lost sight of my own needs. I have definitely focused on what is seen for the past four months or so. The truth is, all of that could be stripped away from me in a heartbeat. What would I have then? If everything was gone, the one thing that would remain would be my relationship with Christ and my salvation.
In just the few days since I started taking time to put Christ in a place of honor in my life, I feel peaceful. I’m not stressing over little things, I smile with my children, I’m productive at the things I am trying to do. There is something that comes with the knowledge that I’m not only calling myself a Christian but I’m working to live as a Christian that makes a huge difference!
What do you do to keep yourself from wasting away spiritually?
