Shore It Up.....Don't Cave In!

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us, keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy set out for him he endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:1-2

As I was hiking at a local park, there was a road that had caved in and recently had been ‘shored up’ as to not have it get  worse and be totally destroyed. I have hiked this particular closed road for several years now and I had watched as the road pavement broke off and slowly slid down the mountain to the point that at one time it was not a two lane trail anymore so this improvement of repairing this made me smile. 

Reminded me of our spiritual walk. If you go on day to day with the cares of this world weighing down on you, or listen to the culture instead of God, pretty soon you will ‘cave in’ spiritually. That is why it is vital to get up each day prepared to meet the enemy, Satan, in spiritual warfare. 

Shore yourself up so to speak with a good dose of prayer and reading scripture so you will be able to stand strong in a world getting more and more hostile to believers.  Are you repairing the little cracks in your spiritual life so you don’t have a major cave in?Don’t go into you day not protected by God’s armor. 

PRAYER: I truly want to always stay strong Lord. As our culture seems to give out more and more lies help me stand up for truth and let the light of Jesus’ shine. Also I pray I am never discouraged in this task. In Jesus’ name. Amen.