Evaluate & Fall

Why is it that we don't ever truely evaluate our lives until something bad happens? Every movie plot and our own experiences reveal this all the time. It's like our "normal" "happy" lifestyle is like life tunnel vision...and then something unexpected happens and it breaks that tunnel and then all of the sudden we can't believe where we are. This is consistently true with our walks with Christ as well. A loved one dies unexpectedly, and we run back to the Lord and fall at His feet and ask Him for comfort and answers. Just another day at the office, and we tell Him a quick thanks for our meal and skim some Bible verses to check it off our spiritual to-do list. We should fall at His feet everyday. We should realize we're needy everyday. Everyday that we're living on this Earth will be a day that we sin, and He is the only reconciliation for that. We have to fall at His feet recognizing our weakness, but then stand up and boldly face this world armed with the Lord's mercy and truth. If we fall at His feet and stay there, it will turn into self-pity and the Bible strongly discourages that. We have to consistently evaluate our lives to see what the focus is on. Make more of Him and less of ourselves.

• God isn't interested in fixing just a few of our needs.
• Don't worry about "bothering" Him with your needs....He's not impresed that you can live without Him.