One
Life to Love
Do not work for food that spoils…
John 6:27
Eve was dying of an unknown virus that
had shut down her liver and kidneys. The doctors had said there was
nothing they could do. As John stood beside her bed, he prayed that
God would give him a chance to make things right.
“Lord, I’ve gravely misunderstood
what it means to be a husband and father. Please…” he begged,
“give me another chance with Eve. Give me the opportunity to show
her what she really means to me.” His heavy heart cried, “The
kids and I need her, Lord! Please?!”
John had believed his family’s
financial security was the most important item on his to-do list, and
he had adhered to that principle to the exclusion of Eve and his
children. Right now, he wished he’d listened to Eve’s pleas to
spend more time doing the truly important things that matter in a
family, instead of investing all his spare time at his job. But he’d
nobly given her the same response each time, “I am
doing what matters most, Eve…I’m providing for our future.” Now
it appeared the future was about to play a cruel joke on John’s
philosophy.
Instead, God raised Eve from her
sickbed, completely healed!
It’s been four years since that
miracle. John still works the same job, but his work ethic has been
revised. He now devotes precious time to Eve and the kids...each and
every day.
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God expects us to work, giving our best
while on the job. He does not, however, want us to exclude
relationships in the process, especially our relationship with Him.
That vital connection influences the way we relate to everyone else.
John’s case is only one example of
misguided ideologies, and we all make mistakes that cause
relationship spoilage. God wants to remove such waste from our
lives so we can experience true fulfillment.
There’s an old adage that says,
“Right before you die you probably won’t say, ‘I wish I’d
spent more time at the office.’” That’s pretty much how
God feels about it too.
Prayer
“Help me remove or
change the things in my life that qualify as excessive, Lord.
Show me what adjustments I need to make. In Jesus’ Name, amen.”
Inspired by the song, One Life To
Love by Christian recording artists, 33 mile
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