Shot to the Heart

I’ll write later about threatening to shoot out the locks on Simply Mac to retrieve the computer and backup drive they stole. I’ll write another day about the joys of VBS and my swan song in working that kind of activity.

Today I’m writing about my spiritual perfection  –  rather, the lack of the same. All I can say is bless my heart.

God sometimes gets my attention in life-altering ways. At least, He did today. A true shot in the heart.

I’m always praying for the Rapture. But I figure, as I wrote in an earlier blog, the critical mass of souls has not been won for Christ. Today, I realized there was a critical mass that must be reached in a Christian’s life as God works gently to perfect the saints. As I dealt with an issue today, the problem was not the critical mass of souls. It was the critical mass without the ‘m’ – which is me!

I don’t think the issue had been presented so clearly to me in the past. There are events and interactions that occurred in my life I can brush off and say, “Oh, yeah. I remember that. I forgave them. All’s good.” I guess my spiritual blind spot, unresolved attitudes, and plain old orneriness have kept me from facing my spiritual reality. Whatever it is has kept me from reaching out to bless others as I should.

I love the way Psalm 139:24 and 25 are phrased in the Living Bible.

Search me, O God, and know my heart; test my thoughts.

Point out anything you find in me that makes You sad,

and lead me along the path of everlasting life.

Certainly poetic – but very hard to consistently pray. But may it be so for me today. And everyday.

Blessings

KB